United States v. Moffitt

ORDER DENYING BOND

FRANK D. WHITNEY, District Judge.

THIS MATTER is before the Court on Defendant’s Motion for Bond, filed August 11, 2006, (Doc. No. 14), and the Government’s Response in Opposition, filed October 24, 2006 (Doc. No. 16). The Government argues that pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3143(a)(2), Defendant must be detained because he has been found guilty of a “crime of violence” and is awaiting imposition of a sentence. For the reasons set forth herein, the Court denies Defendant’s Motion for Bond.

I. Analysis of 18 U.S.C. § 3143

Section 3143(a)(2) of the Bail Reform Act provides that the…