Legal Opinion
United States v. Madoff
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 20, 2009No. 09-1025-crPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUMMARY ORDER
Defendant-appellant Bernard L. Madoff appeals the district court’s denial of bail pending sentencing pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §§ 3143(a) and 3145(c).
Post-conviction, a defendant no longer has a substantive constitutional right to bail pending sentencing. Williamson v. United States, 184 F.2d 280, 281, 95 L.Ed. 1379 (2d Cir.1950) (Jackson, Circuit Justice); United States v. Abuhamra, 389 F.3d 309, 317 (2d Cir.2004). As the district court observed, the defendant “is no longer entitled to the presumption of innocence.” Accordingly, § 3143(a) places the burden on a defendant to…
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- Williamson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1950
- United States v. Mohammed AbuhamraCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2004
- United States v. R.G. Reynolds, A/K/A Richard Fernando Gonzales, A/K/A Richard ReynoldsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
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