Legal Opinion
Leonardo Botero Gomez v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 30, 1990No. 89-6199PublishedCited by 111 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONEY, Senior Circuit Judge:
The United States Government appeals an order of the district court granting bail to a convicted criminal, who is an AIDS victim, pending consideration of his petition for writ of habeas corpus. Because the release affords the defendant more relief temporarily than he would be entitled to even if he prevails in his habeas corpus action, we reverse.
Convicted of a controlled substance violation under 21 U.S.C.A. § 841(a)(1), defendant Leonardo Botero Gomez was given the statutory minimum sentence of 10 years imprisonment. Gomez has AIDS (Stage IV Acquired Immune…
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