United States v. Cossey

OPINION AND ORDER

DONALD W. MOLLOY, District Judge.

Section 3142 of Title 18 of the United States Code (part of the Bail Reform Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3141 et seq.) prescribes the process for determining the conditions for release of a criminal defendant pending trial. Subsection (a) allows a judicial officer to release the accused on personal recognizance. Subsection (b) of the statute requires the judicial officer to order the pretrial release subject to minimal conditions — that the accused shall not commit a crime and shall provide a DNA sample. If the officer determines that release under…