United States v. Friel

ORDER ON PENDING MOTIONS AND NOTICE CONCERNING DEFENDANT’S RECENT FILINGS

HORNBY, District Judge.

The defendant Dennis Friel has filed various pretrial motions. I rule on the motions as follows:

1. Motion for Rearraignment and a Rehearing on the Accused’s Detention Hearing Pursuant to Rule 58(3)(A) & (B) (Docket Item 97). The motion is DENIED. Fed.R.Crim.P. 58 has no bearing upon the felony charges the defendant is facing. He was arraigned under Fed. R.Crim.P. 10. Since he entered a not guilty plea, there was no requirement that an Article III judge take the plea. See United States v. Smith, 424…