--- title: "DOJ Epstein Files, Data Set 9 (EFTA00191587)" source: "DOJ Epstein Files, Data Set 9" sourceUrl: "https://huggingface.co/datasets/ishumilin/epstein-files-ocr-complete" date: "2026-01-01" category: "DOJ Data Set" eftaNumber: "EFTA00191587" ocrPages: 0 ocrChars: 438531 ocrElapsed: 0.0 parseTier: "external" engine: "ishumilin OCR pipeline (engine undisclosed; CC0 mirror)" externalSource: "ishumilin-ocr-complete" externalLicense: "CC0-1.0" externalCredit: "ishumilin/epstein-files-ocr-complete (Hugging Face)" externalUrl: "https://huggingface.co/datasets/ishumilin/epstein-files-ocr-complete" --- USAM 9-6.000 RELEASE AND DETENTION PENDING JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS Page 1 of 2 ```markdown US Attorneys > USAM > Title 9 prev | next | Criminal Resource Manual ``` # RELEASE AND DETENTION PENDING JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS -- 18 U.S.C. §§ 3141 ET SEQ. ```markdown 9-6.100 Introduction 9-6.200 Pretrial Disclosure of Witness Identity ``` ## 9-6.100 Introduction The release and detention of defendants pending judicial proceedings is governed by the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment, the Excessive Bail Clause of the Eighth Amendment, and the Bail Reform Act of 1984. The Bail Reform Act of 1984 provides procedures to detain a dangerous offender, as well as an offender who is likely to flee pending trial or appeal. See United States v. Salerno, 481 U.S. 739 (1987). For a discussion of the provisions of the Bail Reform Act of 1984 (18 U.S.C §§ 3141 et seq.) and related case law see the Criminal Resource Manual at 26. ## 9-6.200 Pretrial Disclosure of Witness Identity Insuring the safety and cooperativeness of prospective witnesses, and safeguarding the judicial process from undue influence, are among the highest priorities of federal prosecutors. See the Victim and Witness Protection Act of 1982, P.L. 97-291, § 2, 96 Stat. 1248-9. The Attorney General Guidelines for Victim Witness Assistance 2000 provide that prosecutors should keep in mind that the names, addresses, and phone numbers of victims and witnesses are private and should reveal such information to the defense only pursuant to Federal Rule of Procedure 16, any local rules, customs or court orders, or special prosecutorial need. Therefore, it is the Department's position that pretrial disclosure of a witness' identity or statement should not be made if there is, in the judgment of the prosecutor, any reason to believe that such disclosure would endanger the safety of the witness or any other person, or lead to efforts to obstruct justice. Factors relevant to the possibility of witness intimidation or obstruction of justice include, but are not limited to, the types of charges pending against the defendant, any record or information about the propensity of the defendant or the defendant's confederates to engage in witness intimidation or obstruction of justice, and any threats directed by the defendant or others against the witness. In addition, pretrial disclosure of a witness' identity or statements should not ordinarily be made against the known wishes of any witness. However, pretrial disclosure of the identity or statements of a government witness may often http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/eousa/foia_reading_room/usam/title9/6mcrm.htm 4/10/2008 EFTA00191587 USAM 9-6.000 RELEASE AND DETENTION PENDING JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS Page 2 of 2 promote the prompt and just resolution of the case. Such disclosure may enhance the prospects that the defendant will plead guilty or lead to the initiation of plea negotiations; in the event the defendant goes to trial, such disclosure may expedite the conduct of the trial by eliminating the need for a continuance. Accordingly, with respect to prosecutions in federal court, a prosecutor should give careful consideration, as to each prospective witness, whether absent any indication of potential adverse consequences of the kind mentioned above reason exists to disclose such witness' identity prior to trial. It should be borne in mind that a decision by the prosecutor to disclose pretrial the identity of potential government witnesses may be conditioned upon the defendant's making reciprocal disclosure as to the identity of the potential defense witnesses. Similarly, when appropriate in light of the facts and circumstances of the case, a prosecutor may determine to disclose only the identity, but not the current address or whereabouts of a witness. Prosecutors should be aware that they have the option of applying for a protective order if discovery of the private information may create a risk of harm to the victim or witness and the prosecutor may seek a temporary restraining order under 18 U.S.C. § 1514 prohibiting harassment of a victim or witness. In sum, whether or not to disclose the identity of a witness prior to trial is committed to the discretion of the federal prosecutor, and that discretion should be exercised on a case-by-case, and witness-by-witness basis. Considerations of witness safety and willingness to cooperate, and the integrity of the judicial process are paramount. November 2000 USAM Chapter 9-6 ```html http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/eousa/foia_reading_room/usam/title9/6mcrm.htm ``` 4/10/2008 EFTA00191588 EFTA00191589 Sixth Circuit Criminal Desk Book Chapter 7. Bail and Detention Page 1 of 22 USABook Online > Criminal Procedure > Sixth Circuit Desk Book > Chapter 7 next | help | download ## Chapter 7 ## Bail and Detention Issues
I.The Bail Reform Act of 1984
II.Release or Detention Pending Trial
II.A.Generally
II.B.Release on Personal Recognizance or Unsecured Appearance Bond
II.C.Release on Conditions
II.C.1.Generally
II.C.2.Release on Secured Appearance Bond
II.C.3.Release on Bail Bond with a Solvent Surety
II.D.The Defendant's Failure to Appear
II.E.Temporary Detention for Revocation of Conditional Release or Deportation
II.F.Detention
II.F.1.Generally
II.F.2.Risk of Flight
II.F.3.Dangerousness
II.G.The Detention Hearing
II.G.1.Hearing Procedures
II.G.2.Criteria for Pretrial Release or Detention
II.G.3.Content of Release or Detention Order
II.G.4.Reopening the Detention Hearing
http://10.173.2.12/usao/eousa/ole/usabook/desk/07desk.htm 4/10/2008 EFTA00191590 Sixth Circuit Criminal Desk Book Chapter 7. Bail and Detention Page 2 of 22 II.H. Review of Release/Detention Order by District Judge, Court of Appeals III. Release or Detention Pending Imposition or Execution of Sentence IV. Release or Detention Pending Appeal V. Release or Detention of Arrestees Other than Ordinary Defendants V. A. Probationers and Supervised Releasees V. B. Material Witnesses V. C. Aliens VI. Additional Resources ## I. The Bail Reform Act of 1984 All things relating to bail in fede ral prosecutions are governed by the Bail Reform Act of 1984 (Act or 1984 Act) . In Reno v. Koray, 515 U.S. 50 (1995), the Supreme Court explained: The Bail Reform Act of 1984 pr ovides a federal court with two choices when dealing with a criminal l defendant who has been "charged with an offense" and is awaiting trial, 18 U.S.C. § 3142(a), or who "has been found guilty of an offense and . . . is awaiting imposition or execution of sentence," 18 U.S.C. § 3143(a)(1) (1988 ed., Supp. V). The court may either (1) "release" the defendant on bail or (2) order him "detained" without bail. A court may "release" a defendant subject to a variety of restrictive conditions, including residence in a community treatment center. See §§ 3142(c)(1)(B)(i), (x), and (xiv). If, however, the court "fin ds that no condition or combination of conditions will reasonably assure t he appearance of the person as required and the safety of any other person and the community," § 3142(e), the court "shall order the detention of the person," ibid., by issuing a "detention order" "direct[ing] th at the person be committed to the custody of the Attorney General for confinement in a corrections facility," § 3142(i)(2). Thus, under the language of t he Bail Reform Act of 1984, a defendant suffers "d etention" only when committed [by the district court] to the custody of t he Attorney General; a defendant admitted to bail on restrictive conditions, as respondent was, is "released." 515 U.S. at 57 (citations omitted); see also 18 U.S.C § 3141(a) ("A ```http://10.173.2.12/usao/eousa/ole/usabook/desk/07desk.htm ``` 4/10/2008 EFTA00191591 Sixth Circuit Criminal Desk Book Chapter 7. Bail and Detention Page 3 of 22 judicial officer [i.e., federal magistrate e judge or district judge] . before whom an arrested person is brought shall order that such person be released or detained, pending [further] judicial proceedings, under this [Act].") . The 1984 Act completely superseded the Bail Reform Act of 1966 and fundamentally changed the law. "It transforme d preexisting practice in very significant ways, providing among other things for the pretrial detention of persons charged with certain serious felo nies on the ground of dangerousness -- a ground theretofore not cognizable." United States v. Tortora, 922 F.2d 880, 884 (1st Cir. 1990). [FN1] As a technical matter, the 1984 Act ad ded sections 3062 and 3141-3150 to Title 18 of the U.S. Code, and it repealed then existing sections 3043 and 3141-3151. The 1984 Act also amended 18 U.S.C. §3041, 3042, 3154, 3156, 3731, 3772, and 4 282; 28 U.S.C. § 636; Fed. R. Crim. P. 5, 15, 40, 46, and 54; and Fed. R. App. P. 9. ## II. Release or Detention Pending Trial ## A. Generally A person arrested for a federal offense must be brought "without unnecessary delay before the nearest avai lable federal magistrate judge" for his initial appearance. Fed. R. Crim. P. 5(a), 9(c)(1). At this proceeding, the magistrate judge "shall," among other things, "detain or conditionally release the defendant as provided by statute or in these rules." Fed. R. Crim. P. 5(c). Rule 46, captioned "Release from Custody," provides that "[e]ligibility for release prior to trial shall be in accordance with 18 U.S.C. §§ 3142 and 3144." Fed. R. Crim. P. 46(a). Sect ions 3142 and 3144 are a part of the Bail Reform Act of 1984 (1984 Act). Under the 1984 Act, the magistrate judge "shall" order that a "person charged with an offense" be (1) released on personal recognition or upon execution of an unsecured appearance bond, under subsect ion (b) of this section; (2) released on a condition or com bination of conditions under subsection (c) of this section ; (3) temporarily detained to permit revocation of conditional release, deportation, or exclusion under r subsection (d) of this section; or (4) detained under subsection (e) of this section. http://10.173.2.12/usao/eousa/ole/usabook/desk/07desk.htm 4/10/2008 EFTA00191592 Sixth Circuit Criminal Desk Book Chapter 7. Bail and Detention Page 4 of 22 18 U.S.C. § 3142(a). In figuring out which option to pick k, the magistrate judge relies -- at least in part -- on the recommendation of the U.S. Pretrial l Services Agency. See 18 U.S.C. §§ 3152-3154 (establishing Pretrial Services Agency in every judicial district and pre scribing duties); E.D. Mich. Local Crim. R. 5.1(b), 10.1(b). This recommendation is the result of a Pretrial Services Officer's (1) interview of the defendant, (2) receipt of information from the government and defense counsel, and (3) independent (though brief and necessarily cursory) investigation of the defendant's residential, familial, and employment situations. The recommendation is usually made in writing (in a report rarely longer than 4 pages with a radioactive o range cover sheet), but it is not uncommon for the recommendation to be made e orally in open court because there was insufficient time for the Pretrial Services Officer to prepare a written report. These recommendations typically carry some weight with the magistrate judges, but are not controlling. Remember that the P retrial Services Officer will usually not know anything about the specifics of the offense or the dangerousness of the defendant unless those facts are made pla in in the charging document or you provide this information to the officer. Thus, in any case in which the government is seeking detention or restri ctive conditions of release, the AUSA should contact the Pretrial Services Officer early in the process to make sure that she has all of the available information about both the crimes alleged and the defendant's (1) criminal record, (2) history of violence, jumping bail, and drug or alcohol abuse, (3) employment situation and history, (4) assets, (5) domestic situation and recent residential history, and (6) anything else that is relevant. ## B. Release on Personal Recognizance or an Unsecured Appearance Bond "Release on personal recognizance," 18 U.S.C. § 3142(b) (caption), means release on the following conditions : (1) that the defendant promise to appear at all subsequent judicial proceedings [FN2] and (2) that he "not commit a Federal, State, or local crime," id. "Release on . . . [an] unsecured appearance bond," id. (caption), means release on the following conditions : (1) that the defendant promise to appear at all subsequent judicial proceed ings; (2) that he not commit another crime, id.; and (3) that he execute "an unsecured a ppearance bond in an amount specified by the court," id. A bond is a promise, see Black's Law Dictionary ___ (Bryan A. Garn er ed., 7th ed. 1999), and an unsecured appearance bond is "[a] bond that holds a defendant liable for a breach of the bond's conditions (such as failure to app ear in court), but that is not secured ```html http://10.173.2.12/usao/eousa/ole/usabook/desk/07desk.htm ``` 4/10/2008 EFTA00191593 Sixth Circuit Criminal Desk Book Chapter 7. Bail and Detention Page 5 of 22 by a deposit of or lien on property," id. at 170. Thus, if ordered released on an unsecured bond, the defend ant need not put up any money. His signing an unsecured appearance bond in t he amount of, say, $10,000, simply means that he agrees to forfeit $10,000 to the court if he fails to appear for a judicial proceeding. ## C. Release on Conditions ## 1. General ly If the court believes that release on personal recognizance or an unsecured appearance bond is inadequate to the task, it may order the defendant's release on certain additional conditions. See 18 U.S.C. § 3142(c)(1)(B). "Release on conditions," id. § 3142(c) (caption), means release on the following conditions: (1) that he pro mise to appear at all subsequent judicial proceedings; (2) that he not commit another crime; and (3) that he be "subject to the least restrictive further condition, or combination of conditions, that such judicial officer de termines will reasonably assure the appearance of the person as required and[ /or] the safety of any other person and the community[.]" 18 U.S.C. § 3142(c). Section 3142(c)(1)(B) lists the additional conditions of pretrial release that the court may impose, including a catch-all for "any other condition that is reas onably necessary to assure the appearance of the person as required and to assure the safety of any other person and the community." 18 U.S.C. § 3142(c)(1)(B)(xiv). Some of the more commonly used conditions require that defendants report as directed to their Pretrial Services Officers, stay within a specific geographical area (e.g., the State of Michigan, metropolitan Detroit (specifying certain counties), surrender their passports, reside in specific house s or apartments, be electronically tethered to their houses ("home detention"), remain in the "custody" of a third party (e.g., uncle Sam, granny), seek or maintain employment, or submit to drug testing and treatment. With respect to financial condition s of release, the court may decide that an unsecured appearance bond is not enough h to "reasonably assure the appearance of the person as required and[/or] the safety of any other person and the community[,]" and that the defendant shou ld also have to make a firmer financial commitment to the court. The COURT may order either one of two additional financial conditions: first, the court may order the defendant to execute a secured appearance bond and put up some property as the security; second, the court may order the defendant to execute a bail bond with a solvent surety. If the defendant violates any condition of his pretrial release, he could be "subject to a revocation of release, a n order of detention, and a prosecution ```html http://10.173.2.12/usao/eousa/ole/usabook/desk/07desk.htm ``` 4/10/2008 EFTA00191594 Sixth Circuit Criminal Desk Book Chapter 7. Bail and Detention Page 6 of 22 for contempt of court." 18 U.S.C. § 3148(a). ## 2. Release on Secured Appearance Bond A secured appearance bond, see 18 U.S.C. § 3142(c)(1)(B)(xi), is an unsecured appearance bond that requires security in the form of personal or real property that is specified by the court. If the collateral for a secured appearance bond is cash, often referred to as a "cash bond," the defendant must deposit the "cash" with the clerk's office e. In this district, "cash" may take the form of "cash, [a] money order, or [a] cashier's check made payable to 'Clerk, United States District Court.'" E.D. Local Crim. R. 46.1(b)(1). A "VISA or MasterCard credit card is [also] accept table for a cash bond." Id. If the collateral for a secured app earance bond is property other than cash, the magistrate judge must obtain the prior approval of a district judge. See E.D. Local Crim. R. 46.1(b)(2) ("Unless approved in writing by a District Judge, property [other than cash] shall not be accepted as collateral for a bond."). A defendant seeking relea se on an appearance bond secured by non-cash property "shall provide the court wi th proof of ownership and the value of the property along with information regar ding existing encumbrances as the judicial office may require." 18 U.S.C. § 3142(c)(1)(B)(xi). This office ordinarily opposes the use of non -cash property to collateralize an appeara nce bond.[FN3] To prevent property constituting or derived from criminal proceeds from serving as collateral for an appearance b ond, the 1984 Act provides: In considering the conditions of re lease described in subsection (c)(1)(B)(xi) or (c)(1)(B)(xii) of this section, the judicial officer may upon his own motion, or shall upon the motion of the Government, conduct an inquiry into the source of the property to be designated for potential forfeiture or offered as collateral to secure a bond, and shall decline to accept the designation, or the use as collateral, of property that, because of its source, will not rea sonably assure the appearance of the person as required. 18 U.S.C. § 3142(g). This section codifies the rule of United States v. Nebbia, 357 F.2d 303 (2d Cir. 1966), in which t he Second Circuit held that a district court has the authority to inquire into the source of a large cash bond (a $100,000 cashier's check). The Nebbia court noted that "the mere deposit of cash bail is not sufficient to deprive the court of the right to inquire into other factors which might be ar on the question of the adequacy of the bail . . .." Id. at 304. Of course, cash and non-cash property ```http://10.173.2.12/usao/eousa/ole/usabook/desk/07desk.htm ``` 4/10/2008 EFTA00191595 Sixth Circuit Criminal Desk Book Chapter 7. Bail and Detention Page 7 of 22 representing or derived from criminal pro ceeds are not likely to assure the appearance of the defendant, who will oft en be all too happy to abandon such property as the cost of doing business. Thus, if indicated, the AUSA should request the court to examine whether the proposed collateral for an appearance bond is derived from criminal proceeds. Depending on the evidence produced at the hearing, called a "Nebbia hearing," the court could refuse to accept the defendant's proposed collateral or the proposed surety. And whatever the court's decision turns out to be, if the AUSA believes that the collateral is "dir ty," she should consult with the Asset Forfeiture Unit of this office's Civil Division to assess the likelihood that the collateral (whether cash or non-cash property) could be subject to crimin al or civil forfeiture under 18 U.S.C. $$981, 982 or 21 U.S.C. $$853, 881. ## 3. Release on Bail Bond with h a Solvent Surety A "bail bond with solvent sureties," 18 U.S.C. § 3142(c)(1)(B)(xii), is the other harsher financial alternative e to an unsecured appearance bond. A bail bond with a solvent surety, also cal led a "surety bond," is basically a three-party agreement involving, naturally, a t hird party, the surety.[FN4] The defendant "execute[s] a bail bond with [a ] solvent suret[y]," and the solvent surety "execute[s] an agreement [with the court] to forfeit [to the court] such amount as is reasonably necessary to assu re appearance of the person as required." Id.[FN5] Thus, if the court sets a surety bond in the amount of $100,000, and if the defendant thereaf ter fails to appear at a judicial proceeding, the surety must pay the court $100,000. Most sureties are corporations esta blished to engage in the business of bailing people out. Corporate sureties, like most service providers, charge their customers a fee. Defendants in this district may use only those corporate sureties that have been approved by the d istrict court. For the court to approve of the use of a non-corporate surety, it must be satisfied of the surety's solvency. Rule 46 provides in relevant part: (d) Justification of Sureties. Every surety, except a corporate surety which is approved as provided by law, shall justify by affidavit and may be required to describe in the affidavit the property by which the surety proposes to justify and the encumbrances thereon, the number and amount of other bonds and undertakings for bail entered into by the surety and remaining undischarged and all the other liabilities of the surety. No bond shall be approved unless the surety thereon appears to be qualified. http://10.173.2.12/usao/eousa/ole/usabook/desk/07desk.htm 4/10/2008 EFTA00191596 Sixth Circuit Criminal Desk Book Chapter 7. Bail and Detention Page 8 of 22 Fed. R. Crim. P. 46(d). Similarly, the 1984 Act directs that a surety shall provide the court with information regarding the value of the assets and liabilities of the surety if ot her than an approved surety and the nature and extent of encumbrances a gainst the surety's property; such surety shall have a net worth which shall have sufficient unencumbered value to pay the amount of the bail bond; 18 U.S.C. § 3142(c)(1)(B) (xii). In *United States v. Nebbia*, 357 F.2d 303 (2d Cir. 1966), the Second Circuit observed that a district court may reject a surety ''[i]f the court lacks confidence in the surety's purpose or abi lity to secure the appearance of a bailed defendant.'" *Id.* at 304. Thus, if indicated, the AUSA sh ould request the court to examine whether the defendant's proposed surety is sufficiently reliable and solvent. Depen ding on the evidence produced at the Nebbia hearing, the court could reject the prop osed surety. ## D. The Defendant's Failure to Appear If the court releases the defendant pending trial on an unsecured appearance bond, a secured appearance bond d, or a surety bond, and the defendant thereafter fails to appear for a judicial proceeding, the government should move for and "the district court shall declare a forfeiture of the bail." Fed. R. Crim. P. 46(e)(1); see also 18 U.S.C. § 3146(d) ("judicial officer may . . . declare any property designate d [as bail] to be forfeited to the United States"). To be useful, the declaration of forfeiture must be followed by the entry of a civil judgment in favor of the government. But if the defendant surrenders himself or is arrested and dragged in by his surety[[FN6]] before entry of the judgment, "[t]he court may direct that [the] forfeiture be set aside in whole or in part, upon such conditions as the court may impose." Fed. R. Crim. P. 46(e)(2). If the defend ant does not reappear, "the court shall on motion [of the government] enter a judgment of default and execution may issue thereon." Fed. R. Crim. P. 46(e)(3). A judgment for the government is en forced by the Financial Litigation Unit under the Federal Debt Collection Procedu res Act of 1990. See 28 U.S.C. § 3201-3206 (relating to government's "postjudgm ent remedies"). If the defendant reappears "[a]fter entry of such judgment, the court may remit it in whole or in part." Fed. R. Crim. P. 46(e)(4). "When the condition of the bond has been satisfied or the forfeiture ther eof has been set aside or remitted, the court shall exonerate the obligors and re lease any bail. A surety may be http://10.173.2.12/usao/eousa/ole/usabook/desk/07desk.htm 4/10/2008 EFTA00191597 Sixth Circuit Criminal Desk Book Chapter 7. Bail and Detention Page 9 of 22 exonerated by a deposit of cash in the amount of the bond or by a timely surrender of the defendant into custody." Fed. R. Crim. P. 46(f). The defendant's failure to appear h as serious nonfinancial consequences as well. Once the defendant is apprehended, he could be made "subject to a revocation of release, an order of detent ion, and a prosecution for contempt of court." 18 U.S.C. § 3148(a). In addition, he could be prosecuted for the separate offense of bondjumping. See id. § 3146. ## E. Temporary Detention for Revocation of Conditional Release or Deportation Temporary detention is a limited pe riod of detention -- no more than 10 business days -- that can be ordered only in certain limit ed circumstances. Temporary detention "shall" be ordered if - the defendant is on release pending trial in another criminal case (state or federal) that involves a felony; on release pending imposition or execution of sentence or pending ap peal in another criminal case; on probation or released on parole in another criminal case, and - "the person may flee or pose a dang er to any other person or the community." 18 U.S.C. $$ 3142(d)(1)(A), (2). Temporary detention "shall" also be order ed if - the defendant is neither a U.S. cit izen nor a permanent resident alien (i.e. someone with a "green card"), and - "the person may flee or pose a dang er to any other person or the community." 18 U.S.C. $$ 3142(d)(1)(B), (2). During the period of temporary detention, the AUSA must notify the appropriate court, probation or parole official, or State or local law enforcement official, or the appropriate official of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. If the official fails or declines to take such person into custody during that period, such person shall be treated in accordance with the other provisions of this section, notwithstanding the applicability of other provisions of law governing release pending trial or deportation or exclusion proceedings. 18 U.S.C. § 3142(d). "Such person shall be treated i n accordance with the other provisions of this section" simply means that the magistrate judge must http://10.173.2.12/usao/eousa/ole/usabook/desk/07desk.htm 4/10/2008 EFTA00191598 Sixth Circuit Criminal Desk Book Chapter 7. Bail and Detention Page 10 of 22 order that the defendant be released (wit h or without conditions) or detained pending further judicial proceeding based on the criteria applicable to ordinary defendants. ## F. Detention ## 1. Generally Although there is a general presumption in favor of pretrial release, the 1984 Act provides that the magistrate judge "shall" order that the defendant be detained pending trial [i]f, after a hearing pursuant to t he provisions of [section 3142(f)], the [magistrate judge] finds that no condition or combination of conditions will reasonably assure the appearance of the person as required and the safety of any other person and the community. 18 U.S.C. § 3142(e). Thus, a defendant may be detain ed because he represents an unacceptable risk of flight or an unacceptable danger to specific individuals or to the community at large. The AUSA should make clear to the court which basis for detention the government is relying on, or that it is relying on both. ## 2. Risk of Flight The 1984 Act authorizes the court to order pretrial detention if there is "a serious risk that the [defendant] will flee." 18 U.S.C. § 3142(f)(2)(A). The government must establish risk of flight by a preponderance of the evidence. See, e.g., United States . Mercedes , __ F.3d __ , __ (2d Cir. 2001) ("The government retains the ultimate burden of persuasion by the lesser standard of a preponderance of the eviden ce that the defendant presents a risk of flight."); United States . Gebro , 948 F.2d 1118, 1121 (9th Cir. 1991) (per curiam) ("On a motion for pretrial detention, the government bears the burden of showing by a preponderance of t he evidence that the defendant poses a flight risk, and by clear and convincing evidence that the defendant poses a danger to the community."); see also United States . Hazime, 762 F.2d 34, 37 (6th Cir. 1985) ("Nor has the government distinguished between flight and dangerousness, although as we read section 3142(f), the clear and convincing standard applies only to the latter."). The 1984 Act creates a rebuttable p resumption in favor of detention based on risk of flight ```html http://10.173.2.12/usao/eousa/ole/usabook/desk/07desk.htm ``` 4/10/2008 EFTA00191599 Sixth Circuit Criminal Desk Book Chapter 7. Bail and Detention Page 11 of 22 if the judicial officer finds that there is probable cause to believe that the person committed an offense for which a maximum term of imprisonment of ten years or more is prescribed in the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 951 et seq.), the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act (46 U.S.C. App. 1901 et seq.), or an offense under section 924(c) [using or carrying firearm in relation to crime of vio lence or drug trafficking crime], 956(a) [conspiracy to kill, kidnap, etc. in a foreign country], or 2332b [terrorism across international boundaries] of title 18 of the United States Code. 18 U.S.C. § 3142(e). The principal risk-of-flight considerations are whether the def endant (1) has substantial ties to the local community (employment, spouse, children, ownership of business, real estate, or ot her nonportable assets, etc.); (2) has failed to appear in court in another criminal case; (3) has a genuine incentive to flee (high likelihood of conviction, e xposure to long prison term, likelihood of bad collateral consequences in other c criminal cases, fear of retribution from victims, etc.), and (4) has a mental dise ase or defect (too drunk, drug -addled, paranoid, schizoid, etc. to control own b behavior). See 18 U.S.C. § 3142(g). ## 3. Dangerous ness The 1984 Act authorizes the court to order pretrial detention on the basis of dangerousness if (1) the defendant is charged with a "crime of violence," [FN7] a capital offense, or a drug offense carr ying a maximum term of imprisonment of 10 years or more, and (2) "no condition or combination of conditions or [pretrial release] will rea sonably assure . . . the safety of any other person and the community." 18 U.S.C. §§ 3142(e), (f). The government must establish the defendant's dangerousness "by clear and convincing evidence." Id. § 3142(f); see also, e.g., United States. Hazime, 762 F.2d 34, 37 (6th Cir. 1985) ("Nor h as the government distinguished between flight and dangerou sness, although as we read section 3142(f), the clear and convincing standar d applies only to the latter."). The 1984 Act also authorizes the court to order pretrial detention in any case if there is "a serious risk that such person will obstruct or attempt to obstruct justice, or threaten, injure, or intimidate, or attempt to threaten, injure, or intimidate, a prosec tive witness or juror." 18 U.S.C. § 3142(f)(2)(B). ```http://10.173.2.12/usao/eousa/ole/usabook/desk/07desk.htm ``` 4/10/2008 EFTA00191600 Sixth Circuit Criminal Desk Book Chapter 7. Bail and Detention Page 12 of 22 The Act creates a rebuttable presumption in favor of detention based on dangerousness in two situations. The first is when the judicial officer finds that there is probable cause to believe that the person committed the charged offense and the charged offense is an offense for which a maximum term of imprisonment of ten years or more is prescribed in the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C . 801 et seq.), the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 951 et seq.), the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act (46 U.S.C. App. 1901 et seq.), or an offense under section 924(c) [using or carr ying firearm in relation to crime of violence or drug trafficking cri me], 956(a) [conspiracy to kill, kidnap, etc. in a foreign country], or 2332b [terrorism across international boundaries] of title 18 of the United States Code. 18 U.S.C. § 3142(e). The second situation giving rise to a rebuttable presumption of dangerousness, also described in Section 3142(e), is when it is determined that a person charged with a seriously dangerous offense has in the past been convicted of committing another serious crime while on pretrial release [i.e., a federal or state "crime of violence," capital offense, or drug offense carrying a maximum term of imprisonment of 10 years or more]. Such a history of pre-trial criminality is, absent mitigating information, a rational basis for concluding that a defendant poses a significant threat to community safety and that he cannot be trusted to conform to the requirements of the law while on release. S. Rep. No. 98-225, at 4 (1984), reprinted in 1984 U.S.C.C.A.N. 3182, 3202. See 18 U.S.C. § 3142(e). This rebuttable presumption does not arise, however, if the period beginning with the date of defendant's prior conviction or the date of his release from imprisonment for that conviction, whichever is later, and the date of the detention hearing exceeds five years. Id. § 3142(e)(3). ## G. The Detention Hearing Before issuing an order of pretrial detention, the magistrate judge must conduct a detention hearing. See 18 U.S.C. §§ 3142(e), (f). ## 1. Hearing Proc edures http://10.173.2.12/usao/eousa/ole/usabook/desk/07desk.htm 4/10/2008 EFTA00191601 Sixth Circuit Criminal Desk Book Chapter 7. Bail and Detention Page 13 of 22 The 1984 Act requires that the detention hearing be held "immediately upon the person's first appearance before the judicial officer," *id*. § 3142(f), but it also entitles the government to a continuance of the hearing for at least one but no more than three busin ess days, and entitles the defendant to a continuance of at least one but no more than five business days, *id*. § 3142(f)(2). "[F]or good cause," the magi strate judge may grant either party a longer continuance. *Id.* "During [the] continuance, [the defendant] shall be detained . . .." *Id.[FN8]} However, once the detention hearing begins, the defendant "may be detained pending completion of the hearing." *Id.* In practice, the magistrate judges in our district usually grant continuances to the government only if the AUSA makes a factual proffer establishing a basis for detention authorized by the 1984 Act, and the continuances that are granted are usually for only one or two days. If the government fails to make an adequate profer, the magistrate judge may well start the detention hearing immediately and rel ease the defendant pending completion of the hearing. "The rules concerning admissibility of evidence in criminal trials do not apply to the presentation and considerati on of information at [a detention] hearing." 18 U.S.C. § 3142(f). Thus, hearsay is admissible. See also Fed. R. Evid. 1101(d)(3) (FRE do not apply to "proceedings with respect to release on bail or otherwise"). With respect to due process, the 1984 Act provides: At the hearing, such person has the right to be represented by counsel, and, if financially unable to obtain adequate representation, to have counsel appointed. The person shall be afforded an opportunity to testify, to present witnesses, to c ross-examine witnesses who appear at the hearing, and to present information by proffer or otherwise. 18 U.S.C. § 3142(f). The government's presentation of evidence typically consists of the testimony of the case agent (who is the g overnment's sole or principal witness), and/or a proffer of evidence made by the AUSA. The evidence will also automatically include the report of the P retrial Services Officer. The Jencks Act, now codified at Fed . R. Crim. P. 26.2, applies to detention hearings. See Fed. R. Crim. P. 26.2(g)(3), 46(i). This means that each party must disclose to the other party the prior statements of its witnesses, if http://10.173.2.12/usao/eousa/ole/usabook/desk/07desk.htm 4/10/2008 EFTA00191602 Sixth Circuit Criminal Desk Book Chapter 7. Bail and Detention Page 14 of 22 any. Although a witness's prior statemen ts are not required to be disclosed until after the witness testifi es on direct examination, see Fed. R. Crim. P. 26.2(a), the magistrate judge will likely be irritated if the government fails to disclose witness stat ements before the hearing begins. ## 2. Criteria for Pretrial Rel ease or Detention The Act sets forth the criteria by which the court (usually the magistrate judge) must decide the question of pretrial release or detention. Section 3142(g) provides that the court shall . . . take into account t he available information concerning -- (1) The nature and circumstances of the offense charged, including whether the offense is a crime of violence or involves a narcotic drug; (2) the weight of the evidence aga inst the person; (3) the history and characteristic s of the person, including -- (A) the person's character, physical and m ental condition, family ties, employment, financial re sources, length of residence in the community, community ties, pas t conduct, history relating to drug or alcohol abuse, criminal histor y, and record concerning appearance at court proceedings; and (B) whether, at the time of the current offense or arrest, the person was on probation, on pa role, or on other release pending trial, sentencing, appeal, or completion of sentence for an offense under Federal, State, or local law; and (4) the nature and seriousness of the danger to any person or the com-munity that would be posed by the person's release. 18 U.S.C. § 3142(g). ## 3. Content of Release or Detention Order If at the conclusion of the hearing the court orders that the defendant be released pending trial, the order "shall . . . include a written statement that sets forth all the conditions to whi ch the release is subject, in a manner ```http://10.173.2.12/usao/eousa/ole/usabook/desk/07desk.htm ``` 4/10/2008 EFTA00191603 Sixth Circuit Criminal Desk Book Chapter 7. Bail and Detention Page 15 of 22 sufficiently clear and specific to serve as a guide for the person's conduct." 18·U.S.C. § 3142(h)(1). If, instead, the court orders that the defendant be detained pending trial, the order "shall . . . include write n findings of fact and a written statement of the reasons for the detentio n." *Id.* § 3142(i)(1); *see also* Fed. R. App. P. 9(a)(1) ("The district c ourt must state in writing, or orally on the record, the rea sons for an order regarding the release or detention of a defendant in a criminal case.") ## 4. Reopening the Detection Hearing ## A detention hearing may be reopened before or after a determination by the judicial officer, at any time before trial if the judicial officer finds that information exists that was not known to the movant at the time of the hearing and that has a material bearing on the issue whether there are conditions of release that will reasonably assure the appearance of such person as required and the safety of any other person and the community. 18 U.S.C. § 3142(f). "The judicial officer may at an y time amend the order [of release on conditions] to impose additional or different conditions." Id. § 3142(c)(3). ## H. Review of Release/Detention Order by District Judge, Court of Appeals Detention hearings in this district are invariably conducted by magistrate judges. See Fed. R. Crim. P. 5(c) (at in itial appearance, "magistrate judge . . . shall detain or conditionally release the defendant"); 28 U.S.C. § 636(a)(2) (conferring on magistrate judge s "power to . . . issue orders pursuant to section 3142 of title 18 concerning release or detention of persons pending trial"). A magistrate judge's order of pretrial release or detention must be reviewed by a district judge if either r party moves for such review. See 18 U.S.C. §§ 3145(a), (b). If the magistrate judge enters an order of relea se, "(1) the attorney for the Government may file . . . a motion for revocation of the order or amendment of the conditions of release; and (2) the [defendant] may file . . . a motion for amendment of the conditions of release." 18 U.S.C. § 3145(a). If the magistrate judge enters an order of detention, "the [defendant] may file a motion for revocation or amendment of the order" Id. § 3145(b). A motion filed by the government t or the defendant "shall be http://10.173.2.12/usao/eousa/ole/usabook/desk/07desk.htm 4/10/2008 EFTA00191604 Sixth Circuit Criminal Desk Book Chapter 7. Bail and Detention Page 16 of 22 determined promptly." Id. If the AUSA believes that a magistrate judge's order of pretrial release should be reviewed by a district judge, s he should contact the court clerk of the appropriate district judge immediately to schedule the review hearing. If the charging instrument is a complaint, the reviewer is the presiding district judge. See E.D. Mich. Local Crim. R. 57.2, Local R. 77.2(a). If the charging instrument is an indictment, the reviewer is the district judge to whom the case was assigned, or if that judge is unavail able, the presiding district judge, see E.D. Mich. Local R. 77.2(b). The fact that under the 1984 Act the government has the right to have a magistrate judge's order of release reviewed by a district judge, see 18 U.S.C. § 3145(a), implies that the magistrate judge's order of release should be stayed pending review of the order by a district judge. In United States Huckabay, 707 F. Supp. 35 (E.D. Pa. 1989), the magistrate judge ordered pretrial release but detain ed the defendant pending review by a district judge, explaining that "'an appeal of the magistrate's release order after a motion for detention has been filed at the initial appearance, by statutory implication, authorizes the judicial officer [i.e., the magistrate judge] to stay the release order to allow the court having original jurisdiction [i.e., the district judge] to pass upon t he detention issue.'" Id. at 36. The district judge agreed, observing that "[r]equiring release pending review by the district court could frustrate the very purpose of review." Id. at 37. If the magistrate judge refuses to s tay her order of release, the AUSA should request a stay from the district judge. The AUSA should make sure that the district judge has a copy of the audio tape from the hearing before the magistrate judge, a copy of the magistrate judge's order of release, and a copy of the report of the Pretrial Services Agency. The government's motion for review of the magistrate judge's order "shall be determined promptly" by the district judge. 18 U.S.C. § 3145(a). Some district judges will conduct the hearing on the same day; others will wait for another day or two. The AUSA should order an expedited transcript of the hearing before the magistrate judge (after obtaining the approval of the Criminal Chief). Some judges will not conduct the ir review until a transcript is available. The district judge's review of a ma gistrate judge's decision is de novo.[FN9] The district judge, therefore, may rely entirely on the record that was before the magistrate judge, or he may expand the record by conducting a limited or full-blown hearing. The AUSA should be prepared to present live witnesses at such a hearing. At the conc lusion of his review, the district judge will enter an order of pretrial detention or release, and he "must state in http://10.173.2.12/usao/eousa/ole/usabook/desk/07desk.htm 4/10/2008 EFTA00191605 Sixth Circuit Criminal Desk Book Chapter 7. Bail and Detention Page 17 of 22 writing, or orally on the record, the rea sons for [that] order." Fed. R. App. P. 9(a)(1); see also 18 U.S.C. § 3142(i)(1). If the district judge issues an order of pretrial release, the government may appeal the order to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. See 18 U.S.C. § 3145(c); Fed. R. App. P. 9(a). The AUSA should contact her supervisor and the Appellate Chief immediately to discuss this option. A government appeal of an order of release, like its appeal of any other order or judgment of the district court, must be approved by the Appellate Chief, the United States Attorney, and the Solicitor General of the United States. "The appeal should be determined promptly." 18 U.S.C. § 3145(c); see also Fed. R. App. P. 9(a)(2). ## III. Release or Detention Pending Imposition or Execution of Sentence Once a defendant has been convicted , the 1984 Act tilts the playing field toward detention. It provides: The judicial officer shall order th at [a convicted defendant] . . . be detained, unless the judicial officer finds by clear and convincing evidence that the person is not lik ely to flee or pose a danger to the safety of any other person or the c ommunity if released under section 3142(b) or (c). If the judicial officer makes such a finding, such judicial officer shall order the re lease of the person in accordance with section 3142(b) or (c). 18 U.S.C. § 3143(a)(1). In practice, the government, at least in this district, often permits a convicted defendant to remain free pending the imposition of sentence or the execution of sentence following its imposition.[FN10] This generally occurs in cases where a defendant on pretrial release pleads guilty, or where a defenda nt on pretrial release is convicted at trial and the AUSA is not really concerne d about the risk of flight or danger to others posed by the defendant. Of course , the AUSA should insist that the court comply with Section 3143(a) when circumst ances indicate that detention pending sentencing or service of sentence would be prudent. If a defendant is convicted of a sp ecified serious offense, the presumption of detention is even stronger. The speci fied offenses are "crime[s] of violence," capital offenses, and drug off enses carrying a maximum term of imprisonment of 10 years or more. 18 U.S .C. § 3143(a)(2). Such a defendant "shall" be detained unless -- http://10.173.2.12/usao/eousa/ole/usabook/desk/07desk.htm 4/10/2008 EFTA00191606 Sixth Circuit Criminal Desk Book Chapter 7. Bail and Detention Page 18 of 22 - (A)(i) the judicial officer finds ther e is a substantial likelihood that a motion for acquit tal or new trial will be granted; or (ii) an attorney for the Gove rnment has recommended that no sentence of imprisonment be imposed on the person; and (B) the judicial officer finds by clear and convincing evidence that the person is not likely to flee or pose a danger to any other person or the community. 18 U.S.C. § 3143(a)(2). ## IV. Release or Detention Pending Appeal The 1984 Act sets forth a presumpti on of detention when a defendant who has been sentenced to a term of imprisonment files an appeal. See 18 U.S.C. § 3143(b). Ordinarily, the presumption is rebuttable, and the burden is on the defendant to establish by clear and c onvincing evidence that he should be released pending appeal. See id. § 3143(b)(1) (defendant must show that he is not likely to flee or pose a danger to any other person or the community, and that the appeal will likely result in the reversal of his conviction or the vacation of his prison term). If, however, the defendant has been convicted of and sentenced for a "c rime of violence," a capital offense, or a drug offense carrying a maximum term of imprisonment of 10 years or more, the presumption of detention is irrebuttable. See id. § 3143(b)(2). ## ```markdown Release or Detention of Arrestees Other than Ordinary Defendants ``` ## A. Probationers and Supervised Releasees A defendant arrested for a violation of probation or supervised release "may be released pursuant to Rule 46(c) p ending the revocation hearing." Fed. R. Crim. P. 32.1(a)(1). Rule 46(c) says that release or detention "shall be in accordance with 18 U.S.C. § 3143." Fed. R. Crim. P. 46(c). Section 3143(a) governs the release or detention of convicted defendants awaiting the imposition or execution of sentence. See supra pp. 17-18. ## B. Material Witnesses A provision of the 1984 Act deals with material witnesses, see 18 http://10.173.2.12/usao/eousa/ole/usabook/desk/07desk.htm 4/10/2008 EFTA00191607 Sixth Circuit Criminal Desk Book Chapter 7. Bail and Detention Page 19 of 22 U. S.C. § 3144, who are individuals whose presence at trial "may become impracticable to secure . . . by subpoena." Many material witnesses are aliens whose whereabouts at the time of trial will be a foreign country or unknown. Basically, a material witness may be arre sted on a material witness complaint and warrant issued by the court, and then det ained until his testimony can be secured by deposition. See id.; Fed. R. Crim. P. 15(a); see also, e.g., Torres-Ruiz United States District Court , 120 F.3d 933, 934-36 (9th Cir. 1997) (per curiam). ## C. Aliens Aliens may be subject to "temporary detention" for up to 10 days to allow for the notification of INS and the defen dant's transfer to INS for administrative deportation proceedings. See 18 U.S.C. §§ 3142(d)(1)(B), (2); supra p. 9. ## VI. Additional Resources - Annual Review of Criminal Procedure (Part II: Preliminary Proceedings (Bail), Georgetown Law Journal. - 27 Moore's Federal Practice ch . 646 (3d ed., looseleaf service updated annually). - 3A Charles Alan Wright, Federa l Practice and Procedure §§ 761-778 (2d ed. Supp. 2001). - David Marshall Nissman, Proving Federal Crimes ch. 17 (2001). - 3 Wayne R. LaFave et al., Criminal Procedure ch. 12 (2d ed. 1999). FN 1. Still, under the 1966 Act district court its effectively ordered pretrial detention based on dangerousness by order ing pretrial release with bail set in an amount clearly beyond the defendant 's means (e.g., $ 500,000), a practice specifically prohibited by the 1 984 Act. See 18 U.S.C. § 3142(c)(2) ("The judicial officer may not impose a financial condition that results in the pretrial de tention of the person."). FN 2. "personal recognizance. The release of a defendant in a criminal case in which the court takes the defendant's word that he or she will appear for a scheduled matter or when told to appear." Black's Law http://10.173.2.12/usao/eousa/ole/usabook/desk/07desk.htm 4/10/2008 EFTA00191608 Sixth Circuit Criminal Desk Book Chapter 7. Bail and Detention Page 20 of 22 Dictionary 1278 (Bryan A. Garner ed., 7th ed. 1999). "release on recognizance. The pretrial release of an arrested per son who promises, usu. in writing but without supplying a s urety or posting bond, to appear for trial at a later date. -- Also termed release on own recognizance." Id. at 1292. FN 3. If real property is offered as collater al, the AUSA must be satisfied based on a review of deeds, mortgages, li ens, and appraisals that the owner (whether the defendant or someone else) h as sufficient equity in the property to back the amount of the bond. The office's Asset Forfeiture Unit can assist the AUSA in making this inquiry. The AUSA should also thoroughly examine or cross-examine anyone with an ownership interest in the property about several matters, including her will ingness to lose her interest in the property if the defendant fails to appear; her knowledge of the defendant's criminal activity; her involvement with t he defendant in criminal activity, if any, and her own criminal record and a ctivity, if any; and her knowledge of the existence of assets owned by the defendant from which she might expect repayment in the event of forfeitu re of collateral. Such questioning may lead to surprising and helpful information, especially when defense counsel fails to thoroughly prepare the witness. In the rare case where the real proPERTY in question is sufficiently valuable and "clean" to serve as collater al, the AUSA should simply agree with defense counsel to jointly seek the appro val of the presiding district judge if the charges are contained in a complaint, or the approval of the district judge to whom the case was assigned if the char ges are contained in an indictment. FN 4. "surety (shuur[-p]-tee). 1. A person who is primarily liab le for the payment of another's debt or the performance of another's obligation. . . ." Black's Law Dictionary 1278 (Bryan A. Gar ner ed., 7th ed. 1999). A surety can be an individual or a corporation. In this context, a surety is often referred to as a "bail bondsman," and the formal legal term is "bailer." See id. at 136. Another term used is "bail bond ing agency." See E.D. Local Crim. R. 46.1(b)(3) ("Court personnel shall not recommend specific bail bonding agencies. ") FN 5. "bail bond. A bond given to a court by a criminal d efendant's surety, guaranteeing that the defendant will duly appear in court in the future; a bond given to obtain a prisoner 's release and to secure the prisoner's appearance to answer legal process. * The effect of the release on bail bond is to transfer custody of the prisoner from the officers of the law to the custody of the surety on the bail bond, whose undertaking is to redeliver the defendant to legal custody at the time and place appointed in the bond." http://10.173.2.12/usao/eousa/ole/usabook/desk/07desk.htm 4/10/2008 EFTA00191609 Sixth Circuit Criminal Desk Book Chapter 7. Bail and Detention Page 21 of 22 Black's Law Dictionary 169 (Bryan A. Garn er ed., 7th ed. 1999). FN 6. The 1984 Act empowers sureties to arres t a fugitive defendant. See 18 U.S.C. § 3149 ("A person charged with an offense, who is released upon the execution of an appearance bond with a surety, may be arrested by the surety, and if so arreste d, shall be delivered promptly to a United States marshal and brought before a judicial officer."). FN 7. "Crime of violence" is defined at 18 U. S.C. § 3156(a)(4). The circuits are split as to whether the crime of being a felon in possession of a firearm, id. § 922(g)(1), is a "crime of violence" under the 1984 Act. Compare United States Dillard , 214 F.3d 88 (2d Cir. 2000) (FIP "crime of violence") with United States Lane, 252 F.3d 905 (7th Cir. 2001) (FIP not "crime of violence"), and United States Singleton , 182 F.3d 7 (D.C. Cir. 1999) (same). The Sixth Circuit has not yet addressed the issue in a published opinion. FN 8. This brief detention is often referred to as "temporary detention," which is a term of art in the 1984 Act, see 18 U.S.C. § 3142(d) (caption), that actually refers to an entirely different kind of detention. See id. (providing for detention of up to 10 day s of either a defendant who is on release in connection with another criminal case or a defendant who is an alien, and who "may f lee or pose a danger to any other person or the community"). FN 9. Although "[t]he Sixth Circuit has not a ddressed this question," United States . Yamini , 91 F. Supp. 2d 1125, 1127 (S.D. Ohio 20 00), the great weight of authority holds that the district judge's standard of review of a magistrate judge's order of p retrial release or detention is de novo.. See United States . Leon , 766 F.2d 77, 80 (2d Cir. 1985); United States . Delker , 757 F.2d 1390, 1394 (3d Cir.1985); United States . Clark , 865 F.2d 1433, 1436 (4th Cir.1989); United States . Fortna, 769 F.2d 243, 251 (5th Cir. 1985); United States . Maull, 773 F.2d 1479, 1481 -82 (8th Cir. 1985) (en banc); United States . Hurtado, 779 F.2d 1467, 1481 (11th Cir.1985). I n Yamini, a Sixth Circuit district judge canvasse d the case law and concluded: The district court . . . should not defer to the magistrate judge's ultimate conclusion, even if "the whole process [in the district court] . . . does not] start from scratch, a s if the proceedings before the magistrate had never occurred." Ra ther, "[t]he point is that the district court is to make its own 'de novo' determination of facts, whether http://10.173.2.12/usao/eousa/ole/usabook/desk/07desk.htm 4/10/2008 EFTA00191610 Sixth Cjrcuit Criminal Desk Book Chapter 7. Bail and Detention Page 22 of 22 different from or an adoption of the e findings of the magistrate." Thus, while the district courts are not r equired to engage in a plenary procedure pursuant to § 3145(b), the circuit courts that have addressed the standard of review ag ree that some independent review is required. 91 F. Supp. 2d at 1128 (citations omitted, brackets in original). FN 10. The imposition of sentence occurs at the e sentencing hearing. The execution of sentence, by contrast, "comm ences on the date the defendant is received in custody awaiting transportati on to, or arrives voluntarily to commence service of sentence at, the offi cial detention [read penal or correctional] facility at which the sente nce is to be served." 18 U.S.C. § 3585(a). http://10.173.2.12/usao/eousa/ole/usabook/desk/07desk.htm 4/10/2008 EFTA00191611 Chapter 17 Bail and Detention
17.01General provisions
17.02Bail Reform Act
17.03Categories
17.04Personal recognizance
17.05Conditional release
17.06Eligibility for release - factors
17.07Temporary detention orders
17.08Detention
17.09Bail application following detention
17.10Breach of condition of bond
17.11Defendant's appeal of detention order
17.12Miscellaneous sections
## 17.01 General provisions The Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution provides that "[e]xcessive bail shall not be required . . ." U.S. CONST. AMEND. VIII. The United States Supreme Court has interpreted this amendment to prohibit the imposition of excessive bail without creating a right to bail in criminal cases. See United States, Salerno, 481 U.S. 739, 754-55 (1987) ("Eighth Amendment does not grant absolute right to bail"). The subject of bail and detention also implicates the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause, and requires that laws imposing pretrial detention "serve a compelling governmental interest", Salerno, 481 U.S. at 752, and "the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment". The principal source of this chapter is the Criminal Resource Manual of the United States Attorney's Manual § 26. ## 17.02 Bail Reform Act In federal criminal proceedings, release and detention determinations are governed by the Bail Reform Act of 1984. 18 U.S.C. §§ 3141-3156 (1990). These sections contain specific guidelines that "judicial officers" must follow in considering whether a defendant should be detained or released pending federal criminal proceedings. Ch. 17 Bail and Detention EFTA00191612 543 Title 18, United States Code, Section 3141(a) gives "judicial officers" authority to make determinations regarding bail in all stages of a criminal case, up to and including the trial stage. The term "judicial officers" is defined in Title 18, United States Code, Section 3156, along with other terms relevant to the matter of bail in criminal cases. Once a defendant has been convicted of the federal charges, Title 18, United States Code, Section 3141(b) vests authority with district judges and the appellate courts to make bail determinations pending the imposition or execution of sentence, or pending appeal of the same. Title 18, United States Code, Sections 3152 through 3154 pertain to the administration and the supervision authority of pretrial services officers in the federal criminal system. Section 3154 specifically empowers pretrial services officers with the authority to collect information from defendants and other sources relative to the matter of bail. Pretrial services officers are authorized to make recommendations as to whether a defendant should be detained or released, including specific recommendations regarding conditions of release. 18 U.S.C. § 3154(1). Pretrial services officers are also authorized to establish facilities for and conduct the supervision of defendants released under the provisions of Section 3142. ## 17.03 Categories Title 18, United States Code, Section 3142 defines the categories of "release and detention" a defendant may be subject to and contains the rules under which the court and parties must proceed relating to bail matters. In that regard, Section 3142(a) states "that upon the appearance before a judicial officer of a person charged with an offense, the judicial officer shall make a determination regarding bail status of the defendant, and shall enter an order designating a defendant's custodial status" under one of four categories: (1) released on personal recognizance or upon execution of an unsecured appearance bond (following the provisions of Section 3142(b)); (2) released on a condition or combination of conditions as defined by Section 3142(c); (3) temporarily detained to permit revocation of conditional release, deportation, or exclusion under Section 3142(d); or (4) detained pursuant to the provisions of Section 3142(e). ```markdown 544 ``` Proving Federal Crimes EFTA00191613 ## 17.04 Personal recognizance Title 18, United States Code, Section 3142(b) requires a judicial officer to order the pretrial release of a defendant on "personal recognizance" or upon the defendant's execution of an "unsecured appearance bond" in an amount specified by the court. A Section 3142(b) release order must be conditioned on a defendant's agreement to "not commit a Federal, State, or local crime during the period of release." If, however, the judicial officer determines that the release of a defendant on "personal recognizance" or "unsecured appearance bond" would not "reasonably assure" the defendant's appearance at court proceedings, or will "endanger the safety of any other person or the community", then there is no obligation to order release. 18 U.S.C. §§ 3142(b) and 3142(c). In this event, the judicial officer must follow the provisions of Title 18, United States Code, Section 3142(c). ## 17.05 Conditional release Once a judicial officer has made the determination that a defendant does not qualify for release under Section 3142(b), then the judicial officer must follow Section 3142(c). When structuring the release of a defendant under Section 3142(c), the judicial officer must order that the defendant "not commit a Federal, State, or Local crime during the period of release. 18 U.S.C. § 3142(c)(1)(A). In addition, the judicial officer must impose the least restrictive condition or combination of conditions necessary to "reasonably assure" the defendant's appearance as required and to "reasonably assure" the safety of any person and the community". 18 U.S.C. § 3142(c)(1)(B). An illustrative list of conditions is set forth in § 3142(c)(1)(B)(i)-(xiv) which gives the judicial officer authority to impose conditions not specifically enumerated so long as the same serve the purposes set out in § 3142(c)(1)(B). It is important to note that "Section 3142 speaks only of conditions that will "reasonably" assure appearance, not guarantee it". United States Xulum, 84 F.3d 441, 443 (D.C. Cir. 1996)(per curiam). A judicial officer is not permitted to impose any financial conditions of release which result in the pretrial detention of a defendant. 18 U.S.C. § 3142(c)(2). The conditions of release imposed on a defendant under a Section 3142(c) order may be amended at any time to impose additional or different conditions of release. 18 U.S.C. § 3142(c)(3). Ch. 17 Bail and Detention 545 EFTA00191614 ## 17.06 Eligibility for release - factors When making a determination regarding the eligibility of a defendant for pretrial release (whether personal recognizance, unsecured appearance bond, or release on conditions), the judicial officer must consider the factors listed in Section 3142(g), including: (1) the nature and circumstances of the offense (in particular whether it is an offense which is violent or nonviolent in nature, or involves narcotics); (2) the weight of the evidence against the person; (3) the history and characteristics of the person -- (A) character -- including physical and mental condition), family ties, employment, financial resources, length of time in the community, community ties, past conduct history relating to drug or alcohol abuse, criminal history, record of court appearances; and (B) whether, at the time of the current offense or arrest, the person was on probation, on parole, or on other release pending trial, sentencing, appeal, or completion of sentence for an offense under Federal, State, or local law; and (4) the nature and seriousness of the danger to any person or to the community that would be posed by the person's release. 18 U.S.C. § 3142(g) In addition to considering evidence of the factors set forth above, the court may upon its own motion, or upon the motion of the government attorney, conduct an inquiry into the source of any property to be designated for potential forfeiture or offered as collateral to secure any bond. 18 U.S.C. §3142(g)(4). If the court determines that any such collateral or property, because of its source, will not reasonably assure the appearance of the defendant as required, the designation or use of the collateral or property as security for a bond shall be refused. 18 U.S.C. §3142(g)(4). ## 17.07 Temporary detention orders Title 18, United States Code, Section 3142(d) requires a judicial officer to enter an order of temporary detention in cases where a factual determination is made that: 546 Proving Federal Crimes EFTA00191615 (1) the defendant: (A) is, and was at the time the offense was committed, on (i) release pending trial for a felony under Federal, State, or local law; (ii) release pending imposition or execution of sentence, appeal of sentence or conviction, or completion of sentence, for any offense under Federal, State, or local law; or (iii) probation or parole for any offense under Federal, State, or local law; OR (B) is not a citizen of the United States or lawfully admitted for permanent residence, as defined in section 101(a)(20) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(2); and (2) the defendant may flee or pose a danger to any other person or the community. 18 U.S.C. § 3142(d) The formula for calculating the 10 day temporary detention period is set forth in Section 3142(d). At the time the 10 day order is entered, the judicial officer must direct the attorney for the government to notify the appropriate "authorities" of the defendant's status. In the event that the "notified authority" declines to take the defendant into custody, then the judicial officer must make an independent determination regarding bail under the provisions of Sections 3142(b), 3142(c), and 3142(e)(if the government moves for detention). ## 17.08 Detention The Bail Reform Act requires the pretrial detention of a defendant only if a judicial officer determines that no conditions or combination of conditions exist which will "reasonably assure the appearance of the person", United States Xulam, 84 F.3d 441, 442 (D.C. Cir. 1996)(per curiam), and "the safety of any other person and the community." United States Rodriguez, 897 F. Supp. 1461, 1463 (S.D. Fla. 1995); 18 U.S.C. § 3142(c). Cases Which Qualify For Detention Hearings: Section 3142(f) defines specific situations under which a judicial officer may hold a detention hearing. Those situations are as follows: (1) Upon the motion of the government attorney, in a case that involves: (a) a crime of violence; (b) an offense with a maximum sentence of life imprisonment or death; (c) Ch. 17 Bail and Detention 547 an offense for which the maximum term of imprisonment is 10 or more years as prescribed by the Controlled Substances Act; or (d) any felony if the person has been convicted of two or more offenses described in paragraphs (a) through (c) or comparable state offenses. (2) Upon the motion of the government attorney or on the court's own motion, in a case that involves: (a) a serious risk of flight; or (b) a serious risk that the defendant will obstruct justice or threaten a witness. 18 U.S.C. § 3142(f) Section 3142(f) "does not authorize a detention hearing in the absence of one of the six situations set forth above." *United States*. Butler, 165 F.R.D. 68, 71 (N.D. Ohio 1996). Thus, the government may not request a detention hearing only on the allegations of danger to the community or another person. The "government is required to demonstrate that there are grounds for a hearing under the specific provisions of either 3142(f)(1) or (f)(2)." Butler, 165 F.R.D. at 71. "When there exists one or more grounds for holding a hearing under those provisions, the government may proceed on the theory of risk of flight and/or danger to the community or any other person." *Id.* Section 3142(f) may fairly be interpreted as authorizing pretrial detention "only upon proof of a likelihood of flight, a threatened obstruction of justice or a danger of recidivism in one or more of the crimes actually specified by the bail statute." Butler, 165 F.R.D. at 71 (*quoting United States*. Himler, 797 F.2d 156, 160 (3d Cir. 1986) and citing United States Bynd, 969 F.2d 106 (5th Cir. 1992); *United States* Ploof, 851 F.2d 7 (1st Cir. 1988)). When the court has determined that a detention hearing is warranted, it may consider evidence relating to a defendant's danger to the community. Detention considerations are then guided by the factors set forth in 18 U.S.C. § 3142(g), and the specific consideration of "the nature and seriousness of the danger to any person or the community that would be posed by the person's release." Butler, 165 F.R.D. at 71; 18 U.S.C. § 3142(g)(4). Accordingly, the government must first prove one or more of the grounds listed in 3142(f)(1) or (2) as a prerequisite to the court considering the factor of danger to the community whether there exist appropriate conditions of release in the case. In the Butler decision, the court evaluated the government's motion to detain a defendant charged with firearms offenses. In reaching a decision in favor of pretrial detention, the Butler court stated: there is danger inherent to the community in the unlawful possession of firearms, both a rifle and a pipe bomb. This is particularly true where the possessor has a lengthy criminal 548 Proving Federal Crimes EFTA00191617 history, has not been deterred from the commission of crime by prior convictions and appears to be involved in ongoing drug offenses. 165 F.R.D. at 72. Timing Of Detention Hearing: Title 18, United States Code, Section 3142(f)(2) contains specific guidelines regarding the timing of detention hearings. Ideally, the hearing is supposed to take place immediately upon the defendant's first appearance before the judicial officer. However, given the fact that a defendant may lack representation at this initial appearance, the detention hearing is not likely to go forward unless the court has made other arrangements for the defendant to be represented by counsel. Section 3142(f)(2) also permits a 3 day delay of the detention hearing upon the motion of the government attorney. A defendant may request a continuance of up to 5 days under this section, for good cause shown. Between the time the detention motion is filed and the actual detention hearing (up through the court's ruling on the motion for detention), the defendant will remain in the custody of the United States Marshal's Office. 18 U.S.C. § 3142(f)(2). A hearing may be reopened before or after the court's ruling on a detention motion, at any time before trial if the judicial officer makes a factual finding that information exists that was not previously known at the time of the hearing and that the information is material on the issue of whether there are conditions of release that will reasonably assure the appearance of the defendant and the safety of any other person and the community. Detention Hearings May Proceed By Way of Proffer; Rules of Evidence Do Not Apply: "Detention hearings are an informal proceeding, and the evidence presented is not governed by the Federal Rules of Evidence." *United States Duncan*, 897 F. Supp. 688, 690 (N.D.N.Y. 1988); 18 U.S.C. §3142(f)(2). The government may proceed in a detention hearing by way of proffer. *United States*. 39 Fed. Appx. 278, 278-78 (6th Cir. 2002); *United States Smith*, 79 F.3d 1208, 1209-10 (DC Cir. 1996); *United States Gaviria*, 828 F.2d 667, 669 (11th Cir. 1987); *United States Martir*, 782 F.2d 1141, 1145 (2d Cir. 1986); *United States Winsor*, 785 F.2d 755, 756 (9th Cir. 1986); *United States Acevedo-Ramos*, 755 F.2d 203, 206-07 (1st Cir. 1985). The rationale for permitting detention hearings to proceed by way of proffer is that such hearings are "neither a discovery device for the defense nor a trial on the merits." *Smith*, 79 F.3d at 1210. "The process that is due is only that which is required by and proportionate to the purpose of the proceeding." *Id.* "That purpose includes neither a reprise of all the evidence presented before the grand jury, United States Suppa, 799 F.2d 115, 119 (3d Cir. 1986), nor the right to confront non-testifying government witnesses, United States Accetturo, 783 F.2d 382, 388-89" Ch. 17 Bail and Detention 549 EFTA00191618 (3d Cir. 1986)." Smith, 79 F.3d at 1210 also citing United States Hurtado, 779 F.2d 1467, 1479 (11th Cir. 1985)(purpose of pretrial detention hearing is not to "rehash . . . probable cause" but to provide opportunity for detainee to show no risk of flight or danger to community); United States Williams, 798 F. Supp. 34, 36 (D.D.C. 1992). "A right to require the government to produce its witnesses against [a defendant] would complicate the hearing to a degree out of proportion to the liberty interest at stake - viz. the interest in remaining free until trial, for what is by statute a period of limited duration." Smith, 79 F.3d at 1210; see also Speedy Trial Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3161, et seq. Application of the Rebuttable Presumption: Title 18, United States Code, Section 3142(e) contains three categories of criminal offenses that give rise to a rebuttable presumption that "no condition or combination of conditions" will (1) "reasonably assure" the safety of any other person and the community if the defendant is released; or (2) "reasonably assure" the appearance of the defendant as required and "reasonably assure" the safety of any other person and the community if the defendant is released. These three categories are: (e) ... a judicial officer finds that: (1) the person has been convicted of a Federal offense that is described in subsection (f)(1) of this section, or of a State or local offense that would have been an offense described in subsection (f)(1) of this section if a circumstance giving rise to Federal jurisdiction had existed; (2) the offense described in paragraph one of this subsection was committed while the person was on release pending trial for a Federal, State, or local offense; *and* (3) a period of not more than five years has elapsed since the date of conviction, or the release of the person from imprisonment, for the offense described in paragraph (1) of this subsection, whichever is later. 18 U.S.C. § 3142(e)(1)-(3). Subject to rebuttal by the person, it shall be presumed that no condition or combination of conditions will reasonably assure the appearance of the person as required and the safety of the community if the judicial officer finds that there is probable cause to believe that the person committed an offense for which a maximum term of imprisonment of ten years or more is prescribed in the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 951 et seq.), the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act (46 U.S.C. App. 1901 et seq.), an offense under section 924(c), 956(a), or 2332b of this title, or an offense involving a minor victim under section 550 Proving Federal Crimes EFTA00191619 1201, 1591, 2241, 2242, 2244(a)(1), 2245, 2251, 2251A, 2252(a)(1), 2252(a)(2), 2252(a)(3), 2252A(a)(1), 2252A(a)(2), 2252A(a)(3), 2252A(a)(4), 2260, 2421, 2422, 2423, or 2425 of this title. 18 U.S.C. § 3142(e) The rebuttable presumption relating only to the safety of any other person and the community pertains to those cases meeting the criteria of Section 3142(e)(1)-(3). It is important to note, that all 3 of these conditions must be met for the proper application of the rebuttable presumption of "danger to the community." The rebuttable presumption relating to both "risk of flight" and "danger to the community" pertains to those cases where the judicial officer finds there is probable cause to believe that the defendant committed: (1) a drug offense (as defined under Title 21) when the maximum term of imprisonment is 10 years or more; or (2) an offense under Title 18, United States Code, Section 924(c). 18 U.S.C. § 3142(e). The indictment alone is sufficient to raise the rebuttable presumption that no condition (or combination of conditions) will ensure the defendant's reappearance for trial and that no conditions of release will ensure the safety of the community. See, e.g., Smith, 79 F.3d at 1210-1211 citing United States Dillon, 938 F.2d 1412 (1st Cir. 1991); Suppa, 799 F.2d at 119; United States Dominguez, 783 F.2d 702, 706 n.7 (7th Cir. 1986); Hurtado, 779 F.2d at 1477-79; United States Contreras, 776 F.2d 51 (2d Cir. 1985); United States Hazime, 762 F.2d 34, 37 (6th Cir. 1985); United States Mosuro, 648 F. Supp. 316, 318 (D.D.C. 1986); see also United States Tedder, 903 F. Supp. 344, 345 (N.D.N.Y. 1995). Burden of Proof At Detention Hearing: In a pretrial detention hearing, the government's burden is to establish by clear and convincing evidence that no conditions of release will reasonably assure the safety of the community. Rodriguez, 897 F. Supp. at 1463 citing United States Orta, 760 F.2d 887 (8th Cir. 1985); see also United States 894 F. Supp. 580, 585-86 (N.D.N.Y. 1995) citing United States Chimurenga, 760 F.2d 400, 405 (2d Cir. 1985). "The issue in such a hearing is whether releasing a defendant would pose a danger to the community that would not exist were [the defendant] detained." Rodriguez, 897 F. Supp. at 1463 citing United States Phillips, 732 F. Supp. 255, 267 (D. Mass. 1990), reh'g denied, 952 F.2d 591 (1st Cir. 1992); see also United States Smith, 79 F.3d 1208, 1209 (D.C.Cir.1996) (per curiam); United States Portes, 786 F.2d 758 (7th Cir. 1985); United States Orta, 760 F.2d 887 (8th Cir. 1985). The standard is different when the issue is whether any conditions of release will reasonably assure the defendant's attendance at trial (risk of flight); the government need only prove that Ch. 17 Bail and Detention 551 EFTA00191620 there are no such conditions by a "preponderance of the evidence." See United States Tedder, 903 F. Supp. 344, 345 (N.D.N.Y. 1995)citing United States v. Martir, 782 F.2d 1141, 1146 (2d Cir. 1986); 18 U.S.C. § 3142(c). It is not necessary that the government prove both flight risk and danger to the community to warrant detention. See United States Flores, 856 F. Supp. 1400, 1401 (E.D. Cal. 1994). Requirements For The Contents Of Release and Detention Orders: Title 18, United States Code, Section 3142(h) lists the requirements for the contents of a "release order." Title 18, United States Code, Section 3142(g) lists the requirements for the contents of a "detention order," including the requirement of "written findings of fact and a written statement of the reasons for detention." ## 17.09 Bail application following detention When a defendant moves for release on bail following pretrial detention, the court must consider three factors: "(1) the length of the pretrial detention; (2) the extent to which the prosecution is responsible for the delay of the trial; and (3) the strength of the evidence upon which the pretrial detention was based." *United States Millan*, 4 F.3d 1038, 1043 (2d Cir. 1993); *United States O'Neill*, 52 F. Supp. 2d 954, 960 (E.D. Wis. 1999)(to get to first base on this issue, the defendant must show that either the prosecution or the court has unnecessarily delayed in bringing the case to trial–maybe the prosecutor is stalling because he realizes his case is so weak that pretrial detention is the only punishment in fact he can impose on the defendant). Regarding the length of pretrial detention, there is no doubt that the longer the pretrial detention the more likely the denial of due process. Typically, this factor weighs in favor of the moving defendant. See, e.g., United States Gonzales-Claudio, 806 F.2d 334, 341 (2d Cir. 1986) ("detention that has lasted for fourteen months and, without speculation, is scheduled to last considerably longer, points strongly to a denial of due process"). This factor by itself, however, is not determinative of a defendant's bail application. See Millan, 4 F.3d at 1044 (pretrial detention period of 30-31 months a factor in defendant's favor but not dispositive); see also United States Melendez-Carrion, 820 F.2d 56 (2d Cir. 1987)(pretrial detention period of 19 months did not violate defendant's due process rights). Regarding the reason or "responsibility" for delay factor, the court will consider information relating to pretrial events such as motions for $$\overline{552}$$ Proving Federal Crimes EFTA00191621 continuance, discovery disputes, complexity of the case, plea discussions, and other matters relating to the progress (or lack thereof) of the case. Regarding the reasons for the pretrial detention, the court will examine the findings from the detention hearing. ## 17.10 Breach of condition of bond Title 18, United States Code, Sections 3146 through 3148 describe the penalties a defendant may be subject to for: (1) failure to appear at any proceeding as required (Section 3146); (2) committing an offense while on pretrial release (Section 3147); and (3) violating any condition of pretrial release (which includes the sanction of bond revocation)(Section 3148). In addition, Title 18, United States Code, Section 3149 empowers a surety with arrest authority over offenders, and requires that the surety promptly deliver the offender to the custody of the United States Marshal for proceedings under Section 3148. In this instance, judicial officers are also bound by Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 46. Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 46(e) provides that "[t]he court must declare the bail forfeited if a condition of the bond is breached." FED. R. CRIM. P. 46(f)(1). This language is broad, and reaches any condition of release. See United States Gigante, 166 F.R.D. 3, 4 (E.D.N.Y. 1996). The Bail Reform Act of 1984 does not supersede Rule 46(f). Gigante, 166 F.R.D. at 4 (citing United States Vaccaro, 51 F.3d 189 (9th Cir. 1995); United States Dunn, 781 F.2d 447 (5th Cir. 1986); and by way of implication United States Dudley, 62 F.3d 1275, 1278 (10th Cir. 1995); United States Patriarca, 948 F.2d 789, 793 (1st Cir. 1991); United States Santiago, 826 F.2d 499 (7th Cir. 1987). "[T]here is no conflict between Rule 46(f) and the Bail Reform Act; the Rule and the Act are complementary and form a unified system dealing with pretrial release." Gigante, 166 F.R.D. at 6 quoting Vaccaro, 51 F.3d at 192. ## 17.11 Defendant's appeal of detention order When a defendant seeks review of a magistrate judge's order of detention, the district court is bound to review the matter de novo, and undertake a complete review of the matter for the purpose of arriving at its own "independent conclusion." *See United States Duncan*, 897 F. Supp. 688, 689-90 (N.D.N.Y. 1995) citing *United States Løn*, 766 F.2d Ch. 17 Bail and Detention 553 EFTA00191622 77, 80 (2d Cir. 1985); see also United States King, 849 F.2d 485, 489-91 (11th Cir. 1988); United States Williams, 753 F.2d 329, 331 (4th Cir. 1985). 18 U.S.C. § 3145(a)-(c). ## 17.12 Miscellaneous sections Other provisions of Title 18 are relevant to matters concerning release and detention in criminal cases. For example, Section 3143 contains the framework for release or detention of a defendant pending sentence or appeal. Likewise, Section 3144 pertains to the release or detention of a material witness. Finally, Sections 3150 and 3151 discuss the applicability of the Bail Reform Act to those State cases which are removed to Federal Court, and the issue of forfeited bail. ```markdown 554 ``` Proving Federal Crimes EFTA00191623 Federal Narcotics Prosecutions - Chapter 26 Page 1 of 12
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## Chapter 26 Bail and Detention Barry Wiegand Assistant United States Attorney District of District of Columbia 26. 1 Introduction 26. 2 Detention for serious drug crimes 26. 3 First appearance 26. 4 Standard of proof 26. 5 Detention hearing 26. 6 Rebuttable presumptions 26. 7 Temporary detention 26. 8 Other bases for denying bail 26. 9 Nebbia hearings 26. 10 Resources 26. 11 Acknowledgments ## 26.1 Introduction Whether a defendant is detained without bail pending trial often profoundly affects the course of a drug prosecution. For example, pretrial detention or release influences whether a defendant decides to co-operate with the government, as well as the calculation of whether to plead guilty or go to trial. Moreover, Congress has paid special attention to serious drug offenders in the law of pretrial detention, placing much stricter limitations on http://10.173.2.12/usao/eousa/ole/usabook/drug/26drug.htm ```markdown 4/10/2008 EFTA00191624 ``` Federal Narcotics Prosecutions - Chapter 26 Page 2 of 12 their right to bail, and presuming that most should be detained pending trial. Federal law of pretrial detention, release, and bail is set forth in the Bail Reform Act of 1984, as amended, 18 U.S.C. §§ 3141-3156. The most important provisions, which govern when a defendant may be held without bail pending trial, are set forth in § 3142(e) (detention), § 3142(f) (detention hearing), and § 3142(g) (factors to be considered in determining whether there are conditions of release that will reasonably assure the appearance of the defendant and the safety of the community). ## 26.2 Detention for serious drug crimes ```text westlaw query 18 +S 3142(F)(1)(C) ``` Nearly all defendants charged with serious drug crimes may be detained pending trial under 18 U.S.C. § 3142(f)(1)(C), which permits the government to move for the pretrial detention of any defendant charged with a federal drug crime for which the maximum penalty is more than ten years in prison. In practice, this means that any defendant is subject to pretrial detention if charged with the manufacture, distribution, or possession with intent to distribute of heroin, cocaine powder, crack cocaine base, methamphetamine, phencyclidine, or any other drug classified as a Schedule I or Schedule II controlled substance, as these crimes all have maximum penalties of 20 years in prison under 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(C) and § 960(b)(3). Defendants conspiring or attempting to commit these offenses are punishable to the same extent under 21 U.S.C. § 846 and § 963, and similarly may be held without bail pending trial under § 3142(f). - Maximum penalty. Section 3142(f)(1)(C) specifically refers to violations of "the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. $ \§801 $ et seq.)$, the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. $ \§951 $ et seq.), or the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act (46 U.S.C. App. $ \§1901 $ et seq.)." Under this section, it is the maximum penalty that must be ten years or more, not whether the charged offense has a mandatory-minimum penalty of ten years or more. - Marijuana. Defendants charged with distribution or possession with intent to http://10.173.2.12/usao/eousa/ole/usabook/drug/26drug.htm 4/10/2008 EFTA00191625 Federal Narcotics Prosecutions - Chapter 26 Page 3 of 12 distribute marijuana are not subject to pretrial detention unless the amount involved is greater than 50 kilograms, see 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(D) (less than 50 kilograms of marijuana subject to sentence of not more than five years), or the defendant is charged with a "schoolhouse," "playground," or "public housing" offense, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 860, under which such violations are subject to twice the maximum punishment authorized under § 841(b). - PCP. Most statute books list phencyclidine (PCP) under Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act, where it originally was classified. However, PCP has been reclassified as a Schedule II drug, subject to maximum penalties of 20 years in prison under 21 U.S.C. $ \§841(b)(1)(C) $ and $ \§960(b)(3) $ , so that almost any felony federal offense involving PCP would be a "detainable" crime. See 43 Fed. Reg. 3359-60 (January 23, 1978) (Final rule transferring phencyclidine to Schedule II from Schedule III, effective February 24, 1978). ## 26.3 First appearance A motion for pretrial detention is to be made at a defendant's first appearance, which normally is presentment on a complaint in a case founded upon an arrest on probable cause, or an arraignment on a grand jury original indictment. Although the statute contemplates an immediate hearing on the detention motion, see 18 U.S.C. § 3142(f), in common practice, the government is accorded up to three working days after the first appearance for the hearing to be held under the continuance provision of § 3142(f). During this period, the defendant must be held without bond. The "shall" language of the § 3142(f) indicates that the court must grant a motion for a hearing on the motion for pretrial detention, and lacks discretion to deny it outright. Normally, when a defendant is arrested in a district other than where the prosecution will occur, the first appearance is deemed to take place when the defendant first appears in the prosecuting district. However, this question is not free from doubt. See United States . Melendez-Carrion, 790 F.2d 984, 990 (2d Cir. 1986) (detention hearing may be held in first appearance in charging district where defendant is arrested in another district); United States . Dominguez, 783 F.2d 702, 704 (7th Cir. 1986) (government was http://10.173.2.12/usao/eousa/ole/usabook/drug/26drug.htm ```markdown 4/10/2008 EFTA00191626 ``` Federal Narcotics Prosecutions - Chapter 26 Page 4 of 12 not required to request detention in district where defendants were arrested and initially appeared, but could do so when defendants first appeared in charging district; "first appearance" for purposes of § 3142(f) is not necessarily the same as "initial appearance"). Cf. United States Evans, 62 F.3d 1233, 1235-38 (9th Cir. 1995) (while defendant was entitled to detention hearing before magistrate in arresting district, only district court in charging district had authority to review the order). Practice note. At "removal" proceedings, pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. Rule 40, or any other similar hearing following an arrest outside the prosecuting district, the prosecutor should make clear on the record that detention will be sought and take any other necessary steps to ensure that the defense has no colorable basis later to claim that there was a failure to meet the "first appearance" provision of § 3142(f). See generally United States Valenzuela-Verdigo, 815 F.2d 1011, 1013-16 (5th Cir. 1987) (detention hearing, although not held until 18 days after arrest, was not untimely where prosecutor in arresting district had requested pretrial detention and hearing date was set but subsequently delayed with apparent agreement of parties due to transfer of prisoner to charging district and schedule of defendant's counsel). However, failure to comply with the "first appearance" provision does not necessarily bar the court from detaining the defendant after the detention hearing. See United States Montalvo-Murillo, 495 U.S. 711, 716-17 (1990) ("Neither the timing requirements nor any other part of the Act can be read to require, or even suggest, that a timing error must result in release of a person who should otherwise be detained."). See also United States Moncada-Pelaez, 810 F.2d 1008, 1009-10 (11th Cir. 1987) (where defendant was temporarily detained under § 3142(d), hearing could be held at any time within the 10-day temporary detention period). ## 26.4 Standard of proof westlaw query 18 +S 3142(E) /P SAFETY OR APPEARANCE The judge deciding a pretrial detention motion must order a defendant held without bail if it is shown that no condition or combination of conditions of release will reasonably http://10.173.2.12/usao/eousa/ole/usabook/drug/26drug.htm ```markdown 4/10/2008 EFTA00191627 ``` Federal Narcotics Prosecutions - Chapter 26 Page 5 of 12 assure either the defendant's appearance in court or the safety of the community or any individual. 18 U.S.C. § 3142(e). In other words, the key detention issue is whether a defendant's release poses such a danger to the community—or any specific person, such as a witness—or such a risk of flight, that he should be held in jail pending trial. - Safety. Section 3142(f) provides that the government must prove "by clear and convincing evidence" that no conditions of release will assure the safety of the community or any individual. - Appearance. Circuit Courts of Appeals have held the government must prove by a preponderance of the evidence that no conditions of release will assure the defendant's appearance in court as required. See, e.g., United States Cisneros, 328 F.3d 610, 616 (10th Cir. 2003); United States Xulam, 84 F.3d 441, 442 (D.C. Cir. 1996); United States Kirk, 992 F.2d 1218 (6th Cir.1993)(unpublished order); United States Dillon, 938 F.2d 1412, 1416 (1st Cir. 1991); United States v. Araneda, 899 F.2d 368, 370 (5th Cir. 1990); United States King, 849 F.2d 485, 489 (11th Cir. 1988); United States Himler, 797 F.2d 156, 161 (3d Cir. 1986); United States Chimurenga, 760 F.2d 400, 405-06 (2d Cir. 1985); United States Portes, 786 F.2d 758, 765 (7th Cir. 1985); United States Orta, 760 F.2d 887, 891 (8th Cir. 1985); United States Motamedi, 767 F.2d 1403, 1406 (9th Cir. 1985). ## 26.5 Detention hearing ```markdown westlaw query 18 +S 3142(F) /P 26.2 OR JENCKS ``` At a detention hearing, "the rules concerning the admissibility of evidence in criminal trials do not apply to the presentation and consideration of information at the hearing." 18 U.S.C. § 3142(f). However, the Jencks Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3500, does apply at pretrial detention hearings. See Fed. R. Crim. P. Rule 46(j) (Rule 26.2 generally applies to a detention hearing under § 3142) and Rule 26.2 (production of witnesses' statements). Thus, if a defendant is being prosecuted upon a criminal complaint following an arrest on probable cause, the court commonly will schedule a consolidated preliminary and detention hearing at which the prosecution must make available "Jencks" statements. If a http://10.173.2.12/usao/eousa/ole/usabook/drug/26drug.htm 4/10/2008 EFTA00191628 Federal Narcotics Prosecutions - Chapter 26 Page 6 of 12 defendant's detention hearing follows an indictment, the government may proceed solely by proffer without the need to call a witness because the indictment itself establishes probable cause. See, e.g., United States 39 Fed.Appx. 278, 278-79 (6th Cir. 2002); United States Smith, 79 F.3d 1208, 1210 (D.C. Cir. 1996); United States Trosper, 809 F.2d 1107, 1110 (5th Cir. 1987); United States Vargas, 804 F.2d 157, 163 (1st Cir. 1986); United States Suppa, 799 F.2d 115, 117 (3d Cir. 1986); United States Dominguez, 783 F.2d 702, 706 n. 7 (7th Cir. 1986); United States Contreras, 776 F.2d 51, 52 (2d Cir. 1985); United States Hazime, 762 F.2d 34, 37 (6th Cir. 1985); United States Hurtado, 779 F.2d 1467, 1479 (11th Cir. 1985). ## Practice notes. 1. In some instances, when proceeding by proffer, it may be tactically adroit to bring to the hearing a government witness, such as the supervising case agent, and make that witness available to the court or defense counsel if either wishes to obtain additional evidence or information. A witness thus being called by the court or defense counsel is not subject to the requirements of the Jencks Act. See Fed. R. Crim. P. Rule 26.2 (a). 2. In hearings at which the government will proffer evidence derived from intercepted communications, for example, from court-authorized "wiretaps," there is a requirement under "Title III,"18 U.S.C. § 2510-2522, more particularly § 2518(9), for ten-days' notice to the defendant. This can conflict with the three-day continuance limit under § 3142(f), which defense counsel may try to employ to preclude the proffer of evidence based upon wiretaps. Section 2518(9) itself provides for a waiver by the court of the ten-day period upon finding that it is not possible to furnish the information ten days before the hearing and that the delay will not be prejudicial. If the defendant insists on ten-days notice, this could constitute "good cause" to extend the time for a detention hearing beyond the statute's three day limit. See United States Salerno, 794 F.2d 64, 70 (2d Cir. 1986). ## 26.6 Rebuttable presumptions http://10.173.2.12/usao/eousa/ole/usabook/drug/26drug.htm 4/10/2008 EFTA00191629 Federal Narcotics Prosecutions - Chapter 26 Page 7 of 12 ```markdown westlaw query 18 +S 3142(E) ``` The most important section of the Bail Reform Act in drug prosecutions, after 18 U.S.C. § 3142(f)(1)(C), is 18 U.S.C. § 3142(e). This section provides for a rebuttable presumption that no condition or combination of conditions of release will reasonably assure the safety of the community where there is a showing of probable cause that: (1) the defendant has committed a drug crime for which pretrial detention is authorized; that is, a violation of the Controlled Substances Act with a maximum term in prison of ten or more years, as well as crimes under the other two federal drug laws referred to in § 3142(f)(1)(C); (1) the defendant has committed a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c): using or carrying a firearm during and in relation to, or possessing a firearm in furtherance of, a drug-trafficking crime; and (1) the defendant is a "released" or "recidivist" offender subject to a presumption applying to defendants who have recently committed detainable crimes while on pretrial release. As noted above, an indictment itself constitutes a finding of probable cause. A second rebuttable presumption attaches to defendants accused of crimes identified in (1) and (2) above, that no condition or combination of conditions will reasonably assure the appearance of the person as required. $ \§ 3142(e). $ Note. Although probable cause to believe that a defendant has committed an 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) crime gives rise to the presumptions, it is not obvious that a § 924(c) offense alone allows a § 3142(f) motion for pretrial detention. Given that committing a § 924(c) offense raises presumptions favoring detention, it would be a statutory anomaly if the charge did not authorize pre-trial detention under § 3142(f). Since a § 924(c) crime is not itself a violation of the Controlled Substances Act, if it is "detainable," it either must be (A) as a crime of violence under § 3142(f)(1)(A), or (B) as a crime with a http://10.173.2.12/usao/eousa/ole/usabook/drug/26drug.htm 4/10/2008 EFTA00191630 Federal Narcotics Prosecutions - Chapter 26 Page 8 of 12 maximum sentence of life imprisonment under § 3142(f)(1)(B). For purposes of bail, crimes of violence are defined in § 3156(a)(4), and it appears that § 924(c) would only qualify under § 3156(a)(4)(B), as a felony that, "by its nature, involves a substantial risk that physical force against the person or property of another may be used in the course of committing the offense." Similarly, § 924(c)'s penalty provisions generally speak of mandatory minimum sentences, rather than explicitly authorizing a maximum sentence of life imprisonment. Nevertheless, § 924(c)(1)(C)(ii) does prescribe life imprisonment for a defendant convicted of the offense under certain circumstances. Moreover, Amendment 642 to the U.S. Sentencing Commission Guidelines Manual, which took effect November 1, 2002, reflects a decision to treat a § 924(c) offense as a "life crime" for purposes of the career offender sentencing enhancement. See Amendments to the Guidelines Manual, Supplement to Appendix C, 277-78 (November 1, 2002) (Amendment 642, "Reason for Amendment"). See also United States Woodruff, 296 F.3d 1041, 1049 (11th Cir. 2002). In the great bulk of situations, this is only of academic concern, but the anomaly can arise when a defendant is charged with a crime involving less than 50 kilograms of marijuana and a § 924(c) offense. As the marijuana charge is not a detainable offense (because the maximum penalty is five years in prison), a pretrial detention motion can only be made if the § 924(c) offense is an independent basis for pretrial detention. This also arises when the underlying drug-trafficking crime involves Schedule III, IV, or controlled substances (which are not subject to a maximum punishment of imprisonment for ten years or more). ## 26.7 Temporary detention ```text westlaw query 18 +S 3142(D)(1)(A) ``` Another key provision of the Bail Reform Act is 18 U.S.C. § 3142(d), which authorizes periods of temporary detention of up to ten working days where the defendant commits an http://10.173.2.12/usao/eousa/ole/usabook/drug/26drug.htm 4/10/2008 EFTA00191631 Federal Narcotics Prosecutions - Chapter 26 Page 9 of 12 offense while on some form of judicial supervision, such as parole, probation, release pending sentencing, or pretrial release in a felony case. See § 3142(d)(1)(A)(i)-(iii). Most foreign nationals who do not have a "green card," that is, who are not lawfully admitted for permanent residence, are also subject to a ten-day hold. See § 3142(d)(B). The purpose of the temporary detention is to give supervising authorities—parole board, probation officer, trial judge, or the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (formerly INS)—a chance to issue a warrant for the defendant. See § 3142(d). A motion for a ten-day hold imposes a duty on the government to notify the supervising authority of the defendant's new charge. See § 3142(d). ## Practice notes. - When the government seeks both a detention hearing after a three-day continuance, $ \§ 3142(f) $ , and also temporary detention, $ \§ 3142(d) $ , the court may effectively combine the two matters and set a consolidated hearing within the ten-day period, but later than the three days permitted for a strictly pretrial detention hearing. Or the court may construe the time limits more narrowly and require a detention hearing in three days, even though the defendant will nevertheless remain jailed after the three days elapse pursuant to the ten-day hold. Under either view, however, ten-day holds do not "tack," and a defendant who satisfies more than one ground for temporary detention under $ \§ 3142(d) $ may only be detained for a total of ten days. - Section 3142(d) requires two findings for temporary detention: (a) that the defendant is on some form of release or not a lawful U.S. resident, and (b) that the defendant may be a danger to the community or a risk of flight. As a result, some judges may conclude that they have discretion to deny a motion for temporary detention, even when it is clearly established that a defendant is on parole, probation, or pretrial release for a felony. Although this question may arise in non-drug cases, it should not be an issue in narcotics prosecutions because of the rebuttable presumptions that the defendant is a danger and risk of flight. - Section 3142(d)(1)(A)(i) authorizes temporary detention only for defendants released before trial in felony cases, not misdemeanors, but under § 3142(d)(1)(A)(ii), any defendant facing sentence or released pending appeal may be held for up to ten days. http://10.173.2.12/usao/eousa/ole/usabook/drug/26drug.htm 4/10/2008 EFTA00191632 Federal Narcotics Prosecutions - Chapter 26 Page 10 of 12 ## 26.8 Other bases for denying bail Even though a serious narcotics charge itself is sufficient for pretrial detention, employing one or more of the other five bases for denying bail can bolster the government's case for detention. Consequently, sound litigating tactics suggest moving for pretrial detention on every applicable ground available under § 3142(f): 1. Where there is a serious risk that a defendant might try to obstruct justice, § 3142(f) (2)(B), for example, by attempting to influence, intimidate, or harm a witness or juror. This is a valuable additional ground upon which to seek pretrial detention, and is often available in drug cases—it focuses the Court's attention on a threat to a specific, live person, rather than on the more generalized notion of community safety; 2. Where a defendant is also charged with a crime of violence, § 3142(f)(1)(A)), as often is the case in RICO and CCE prosecutions based upon narcotics conspiracies; 3. Where a defendant is a serious risk of flight, § 3142(f)(2)(A), there is no drawback to specifically seeking detention on this ground, in addition to relying on the presumption that drug defendants are a risk of flight; 4. Where a defendant is also charged with an offense for which the maximum sentence is life imprisonment or death, $ \§3142(f)(1)(B); $ and 5. Where the "recidivist" provision of § 3142(f)(1)(D) authorizes pretrial detention if a defendant has previously committed two or more "detainable offenses"; that is, crimes which themselves would have permitted a pretrial detention motion under § 3142(f)(1). As fairly few defendants have extensive federal criminal records, this provision also incorporates state and local convictions that would have been detainable had they been subject to federal jurisdiction. 18 U.S.C. § 3142(f)(1)(D). As a result, a defendant with two or more serious state drug felonies or crimes of violence (or one of each) is subject to pretrial detention independent of the maximum sentence of the current federal felony narcotics charge. http://10.173.2.12/usao/eousa/ole/usabook/drug/26drug.htm 4/10/2008 EFTA00191633 Federal Narcotics Prosecutions - Chapter 26 Page 11 01 12 Practice note. When litigating a pretrial detention motion, the legislative history of the 1984 Bail Reform Act is a fertile source of authority. For example, it confirms the argument that the law reflects a congressional intent to detain defendants who commit crimes while on pretrial release or who are recidivist offenders. See S.Rep. No. 98-225, at 307 (1983), reprinted in 1984 U.S.C.C.A.N. 3182. Among its useful language is: The Committee also notes, with respect to the factor of community ties, that it is aware of the growing evidence that the presence of this factor does not necessarily reflect a likelihood of appearance, and has no correlation with the question of the safety of the community. . . . [T]he Committee wishes to make it clear that it does not intend that a court conclude that there is no risk of flight on the basis of community ties alone . . . ## Id., 1984 U.S.C.C.A.N. at 3207. Under current law, consideration of a defendant's criminal history is confined to his record of convictions. While a prior arrest should not be accorded the weight of a prior conviction, the Committee believes that it would be inappropriate to require the judge in the context of this kind of hearing to ignore a lengthy record of prior arrests, particularly if there were convictions for similar crimes. . . . In any event, independent information concerning past criminal activities certainly can, and should, be considered by a court. Id. at 3206 n.76 (citations omitted). ## 26.9 Nebbia hearings If a monetary or property bond is set, the prosecution may request the court to order that—before the release of the defendant—a Nebbia hearing be held to determine whether the collateral for the court (or the collateral provided the bail bondsman) is tainted. See http://10.173.2.12/usao/eousa/ole/usabook/drug/26drug.htm 4/10/2008 EFTA00191634 Federal Narcotics Prosecutions - Chapter 26 Page 12 01 12 18 U.S.C. § 3142(g)(4); United States . Nebbia, 357 F.2d 303 (2d Cir. 1966). See also United States . Patel, 1995 WL 557379 (N.D. Ill. 1995) (unpublished memorandum opinion and order) (notwithstanding the tax returns and testimony tendered by the defense, the defense failed to convincingly establish that the properties offered as security for the bond "were purchased solely with legitimate funds"). Nebbia-type hearings are particularly important when someone other than the defendant is posting the collateral, as they present an opportunity for the judge to establish on the record that the sureties are bona fide and understand the risks they are undertaking, such as potential loss of their property. See generally United States . Noriega-Sarabia, 116 F.3d 417, 420-21 (9th Cir. 1997). See also United States . Hammond, 204 F.Supp.2d 1157, 1166-67 (E.D.Wis. 2002) (sufficiency of the security offered). ## 26.10 Resources The main treatise on federal detention and bail law is: Hon. John L. Weinberg, Federal Bail and Detention Handbook (2003), which is updated regularly. Another source collecting decisions on detention cases is: Propriety of denial of pretrial bail under Bail Reform Act, 75 A.L.R. Fed. 806. Links to relevant internal DOJ monographs and memoranda appear on the USABook Bail and Release topic page at http://10.173.2.12/usao/eousa/ole/tables/subject/bail.htm. ## 26.11 Acknowledgments This Chapter was adapted and updated from material originally written by then Senior Trial Attorney Robert Lipman, NDDS, for the 1999 edition of Federal Narcotics Prosecutions. http://10.173.2.12/usao/eousa/ole/usabook/drug/26drug.htm 4/10/2008 EFTA00191635 # UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA Case No. ___ ## UNITED STATES OF AMERICA VS. JEFFREY EPSTEIN, Defendant. Notice of Appeal From Magistrate’s Order Denying Pre-Trial Detention Comes now the United States of America, by and through its undersigned Assistant United States Attorney, and files this Notice of Appeal from the Order of United States Magistrate Judge ___, U.S. District Court for the ___ District of ___, entered on April ___, 2008, which denied the United States’ request for pre-trial detention as to defendant Jeffrey Epstein. United States Magistrate Judge ___ set a $___ cash bond, with the following conditions:___. The United States gave notice of its intent to appeal the bond order and asked the Magistrate Judge to stay execution of the bond pending the Court’s determination of this appeal. The Magistrate Judge granted the motion and the defendant remains in custody. Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3145(a), if “a person is ordered released by a magistrate judge, or by a person other than a judge of a court having original jurisdiction over the offense . . . the attorney for the Government may file, with the court having original jurisdiction over the offense, a motion EFTA00191636 for revocation of the order or amendment of the conditions of release.” Accordingly, the United States hereby files this emergency motion with the District Judge assigned to the case for immediate revocation of the Magistrate Judge’s Order. ## THE CHARGES IN THE INDICTMENT On April ___, 2008, a Grand Jury sitting in the Southern District of Florida returned a twenty-nine-count indictment charging defendant Jeffrey Epstein$^1$ with one count of conspiracy to use a means of interstate commerce to persuade, induce, or entice nineteen minors to engage in prostitution, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371; eight counts of knowingly, in and affecting commerce, recruiting, enticing, and obtaining eight minors to engage in commercial sex acts, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1591(a)(1); twelve substantive counts of using a means of interstate commerce to persuade, induce, or entice twelve minors to engage in prostitution or other criminal sexual activity, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2422(b); one count of conspiracy to travel in interstate commerce for the purpose of engaging in illicit sexual conduct, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2423(e); and four counts of traveling in interstate commerce for the purpose of engaging in illicit sexual conduct with a person under 18 years of age, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2423(b). Jane Does #1 through #19 were all minors at the time of their involvement with defendant Epstein. Jane Doe #11 was a resident of New York; the remaining Jane Does were all residents of Palm Beach County, Florida, at the time of their involvement with defendant Epstein. Count 1 carries a statutory maximum sentence of five years’ imprisonment. Counts 2 through 10 each carry a statutory maximum sentence of forty years’ imprisonment. Counts 11 through 23 each carry a statutory mandatory minimum sentence of five years’ imprisonment up to $^{1}$ Epstein is named as a defendant in twenty-seven counts. 2 EFTA00191637 a maximum of thirty years’ imprisonment. Counts 24 and 26 through 29 each carry a maximum of thirty years’ imprisonment. ## THE FACTS OF THE OFFENSE The investigation of Jeffrey Epstein initially was undertaken by the City of Palm Beach Police Department in response to a complaint received from the parents of a 14-year-old girl, S. G., $^{2}$ from Royal Palm Beach. When S. G. and another girl began arguing at school because the other girl accused S. G. of being a prostitute, one of the school principals intervened. The principal searched S. G.’s purse and found $300 cash. The principal asked S. G. where the money came from. Initially claimed that she earned the money working at "Chik-Fil-A," which no one believed. Then claimed that she made the money selling drugs; no one believed that either. Finally admitted that she had been paid $300 to give a massage to a man on Palm Beach Island. Parents approached the Palm Beach Police Department ("PBPD") about pressing charges. PBPD began investigating the recipient of the massage, Jeffrey Epstein, and two of his assistants, Sarah Kellen and Nadia Marcinkova. PBPD identified approximately 27 girls who went to Epstein's house to perform "sexual massages" (not including one licensed massage therapist) or who recruited girls to do the same. The girls' ages ranged from 14 years' old to 23 years' old. Some girls saw Epstein only once and some saw him dozens of times. The "sexual massages" performed also varied. Some girls were fully clothed while they massaged Epstein; some wore only their underwear; and some were fully nude. During all of these massages, Epstein masturbated himself and he would touch the girl performing the massage, usually fondling their breasts and touching their $ ^{2} $S.G. currently is not one of the Jane Does referenced in the indictment. FN There are the statutory maximums and minimums in effect at the time of the charged activity. Many of these statutes now carry significantly stiffer penalties. EFTA00191638 vaginas - either over their clothing or on their bare skin. Epstein often used a vibrator to masturbate the girls and digitally penetrated a number of them. For the girls who saw him more often, Epstein graduated to oral sex and vaginal sex. Epstein sometimes brought his assistant/girlfriend, Nadia Marcinkova, into the sexual activity. On October 18, 2005, PBPD obtained a search warrant with the assistance of the Palm Beach County State Attorney's Office ("PBSAO"). By this time, PBSAO had already been contacted by Epstein's cadre of lawyers. When PBPD arrived at Epstein's home two days later (10/20/05) to execute the search warrant, they found several items conspicuously missing. For example, computer monitors and keyboards were found, but the CPUs were gone. Similarly, surveillance cameras were found, but they were disconnected and the videotapes were gone. Nonetheless, the search did recover some evidence of value, including message pads showing messages from many girls over a two-year span. The messages show girls returning phone calls to confirm appointments to "work." Messages were taken by Sarah Kellen, Nadia Marcinkova, and Adriana Ross. The search also recovered numerous photos of Epstein sitting with naked girls whose ages are undetermined. Photographs taken inside the home show that the girls' descriptions of the layout of the home and master bedroom/bathroom area are accurate. PBPD also found massage tables and oils, the high school transcript of one of the girls, and sex toys. In sum, the PBPD investigation showed that girls from a local high school would be contacted by one of Epstein's assistants to make an appointment to "work." Up to three 4 EFTA00191639 appointments each day would be made. The girls would travel to Epstein's home in Palm Beach where they would meet Epstein's chef and Epstein's assistant–usually Kellen–in the kitchen. The assistant normally would escort the girls upstairs to the master bedroom/bathroom area and set up the massage table and massage oils. The assistant would leave and Epstein would enter the room wearing a robe or a towel. He would remove the clothing and lie face down and nude on the massage table. Epstein would then instruct the girl on what to do and would ask her to remove her clothing. After some time, Epstein would turn over, so that he was lying face up. Epstein would masturbate himself and fondle the girl performing the massage. When Epstein climaxed, the massage was over. The girl was instructed to get dressed and to go downstairs to the kitchen while Epstein showered. Epstein would pay the girl–usually $200–and if it was a "new" girl, would ask for the girl's phone number to contact her in the future. Girls were encouraged to find other girls to bring with them. If a girl brought another girl to perform a "massage," each girl would receive $200. The PBPD investigation consists primarily of sworn taped statements from the girls. When PBPD began having problems with PBSAO, they approached the FBI. The investigation was formally presented to FBI and to me after PBSAO "presented" the case to a state grand jury and that grand jury returned an indictment charging Epstein with three counts of solicitation of prostitution. The State of Florida has since dismissed its charges after the United States initiated prosecution. ## ARGUMENT The defendant was arrested in the Northern District of Texas and, today, had a bond hearing. The United States sought to have the defendant detained pending trial based upon the presumption 5 EFTA00191640 of detention as well as the defendant's risk of flight and danger to the community. This is a case where detention is presumed, both as to risk of flight and as a danger to the community. The law regarding this presumption is as follows: Where the Court finds probable cause to believe that the defendant committed one of the offenses listed in 18 U.S.C. § 3142(e), [which includes the violations of 18 USC 2242 and 2243 as charged by the grand jury] $ ^{3} $ a statutory rebuttable presumption arises that no condition or combination of conditions will reasonably assure the appearance of the person as required and the safety of the community. Assuring a criminal defendant’s appearance at trial is a legitimate government objective. Detaining adults who prey on children for the adult’s sexual gratification or for the production of child pornography is also a legitimate government objective. One of the fundamental duties of government is public safety, including protecting children from sexual predators. . . Once it is determined that the presumption applies, the defendant bears a limited burden of production to rebut that presumption by coming forward with evidence he does not pose a danger to the community or a risk of flight. Once a defendant has met his burden of production relating to these two factors, the presumption favoring detention does not disappear entirely, but remains a factor to be considered among those weighed by the district court. United States . Abad, 350 F.3d 793, 797 (8th Cir. 2003) (internal citations omitted). In determining how much weight to accord the presumption after the defendant has come forward to meet his burden of production, the Second Circuit explains: A judicial officer conducting a detention hearing should, even after a defendant has come forward with rebuttal evidence, continue to give the presumption of flight some weight by keeping in mind that Congress has found that these offenders [who fall within the presumption] pose special risks of flight, and that “a strong probability arises” that no form of conditional release will be adequate to secure their appearance. The judge of magistrate thus should consider those legislative findings among the other factors to be weighed in deciding whether a defendant should be detained. United States . Martir, 782 F.2d 1141, 1144 (2d Cir. 1986) (internal citations omitted) (discussing $ ^{3} $ A grand jury indictment provides the probable cause required by the statute to trigger the presumption. United States . Hurtado, 779 F.2d 1467 (11th Cir. 1985); United States . Quartermaine, 913 F.2d 910 (11th Cir. 1990). 6 EFTA00191641 narcotics defendants). In United States, Sciacca, one of the district judges in the Southern District of Florida summarized the Eleventh Circuit’s approach to the analysis of the presumption as follows. Once it is determined that the statutory presumption applies based upon the crime charged, then “the defendant carries the burden of production to come forward with evidence to rebut the presumption.” United State v. Quartermaine, 913 F.2d 910, 916 (11th Cir. 1990). Although the statutory presumption places a burden of production on a defendant, the burden of persuasion concerning the dangerousness [or risk of flight] remains on the government. United States . King, 849 F.2d 485, 488 (11th Cir. 1988). . . The kind of evidence which a defendant must produce to satisfy his burden of production must “suggest that he . . . [is] either not dangerous or not likely to flee if turned loose on bail.” United States . Hurtado, 779 F.2d 1467, 1479 (11th Cir. 1985). If the defendant produces such evidence, the presumption does not disappear but “remains in the case as an evidentiary finding militating against release, to be weigh[ed] along with other evidence relative to factors listed in section 3142 (g). United States . King, 849 F.2d 485, 488 (11th Cir. 1988). Sciacca, (unpublished opinion), Court File No. 03-80164-Cr-Hurley, at pp. 4-5 (S.D. Fl. Feb. 25, 2004). Here, the defendant’s blatant disregard of the order of the Florida court regarding his contact with the victim shows his continued dangerousness. In addition, there is evidence that he is having “romantic” chats with other minors, including one located in Texas. Furthermore, in considering a defendant’s risk of flight, the Court must consider the defendant’s ties to the community where the prosecution occurs, not merely his ties to the United States at large or the district in which he is arrested. See, e.g., United States Adipietro, 773 F. Supp. 1270 (W.D. Mo. 1991). The only tie that the defendant has to the Southern District of Florida is the victim in this case. He is not employed here, does not live here, and does not attend school here. The defendant’s lack of ties to the Southern District of Florida and the amount of time that he 7 EFTA00191642 will be facing on federal charges also are evidence of an incentive to flee. Count 1 of the indictment carries a five year mandatory minimum sentence, up to a maximum of 30 years, and Count 2 carries a maximum of 30 years. Both also carry a recommended supervised release term of life. The United States Magistrate Judge in the Northern District of Texas considered these factors and determined that a $12,000 cash bond was sufficient to secure the safety of the community in the Southern District of Florida and to secure the defendant’s appearance at trial. For the foregoing reasons, the United States respectfully requests that the Court revoke the order of the Magistrate Judge and order the defendant detained pending his initial appearance in the Southern District of Florida. Respectfully submitted, ## R. ALEXANDER ACOSTA UNITED STATES ATTORNEY By: A. MARIE VILLAFAÑA ASSISTANT U.S. ATTORNEY Florida Bar # 0018255 500 Australian Avenue, Suite 400 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 (561) 820-8711/561 820-8777 ## CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing was served by facsimile this 21st day of April, 2006, to Heidi Perlett, Esq. Counsel for Defendant. ## A. MARIE VILLAFAÑA 8 EFTA00191643 # ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY 9 EFTA00191644 Memorandum | Subject | Date | | :--- | :--- | | Third Supplement to Prosecution Memorandum: Operation Leap Year: United States . Jeffrey Epstein, et al. | 2/19/08 | To: Robert Senior, Chief, Criminal Division Rolando Garcia, Deputy Chief, Criminal Division Karen Atkinson, Chief, Northern Region cc: Drew Oosterbaan Myesha Braden ## INTRODUCTION This third supplement summarizes the changes to the indictment and prosecution memo since the first presentation in May 2007. The most significant changes are the exclusion of some victims and the inclusion of newly discovered victims. The order of the indictment also has been changed. For the reasons set forth below, a number of girls who were originally considered for the indictment are being excluded at this time. Some may be re-added, but, for strategic reasons, I believe that this indictment should focus on victims who are unknown to Epstein’s counsel. Of the nineteen victims listed in this indictment, eleven were not part of the State investigation. Only one of the girls who testified in the state grand jury is included in our list. We believe that approximately eight of these girls are unknown to the defense. ## I. VICTIMS DELETED FROM THIS INDICTMENT ## A. Persons Recruited by R. - G., P., L., S., and L. Myesha Braden and I have discussed the possibility of removing R. and her recruits entirely from the indictment because of the amount of press coverage that has received over her statement to police that she was “like Heidi Fleiss.” has been very unwilling to speak to us and, even after assurances that she would be treated as a victim, she insisted on full immunity before she would meet. Excluding also removes much of the ammunition about Detective Recarey and alleged misrepresentations of EFTA00191645 statements to Recarey. also was the person who instructed the girls to say they were 18. The evidence related to girls outside her group about knowledge of age is stronger and will weaken their defense that Epstein had a rule that all of the girls had to be over 18. By removing and treating her as an unindicted co-conspirator, we also make it easier to introduce discussions between and the other defendants and statements to others under the co-conspirator exception to the hearsay rule. Applying this approach would result in the potential removal of seven victims (plus six others). I have removed six for the following reasons: First, I have removed G. was 14 years’ old when she was brought to Epstein’s home by R., one of the Epstein’s main recruiters. At instruction, lied to Epstein about her age–telling him that she was an eighteen-year-old senior at Wellington High School. In her statements to the Palm Beach Police Department and the state grand jury, admitted that Epstein masturbated in her presence and placed a massager/vibrator on her vagina. In statement to immediately after leaving Epstein’s home, and in her statement to the FBI and AUSA Villafaña, admitted that Epstein digitally penetrated her. Epstein’s criminal activity came to light when stepmother learned of a fight between and a friend at school over $300 cash found in purse. cooperated with the Palm Beach Police and made recorded telephone calls with to set up a second “massage” with Epstein. Handwritten notes were found in Epstein’s trash confirming this second meeting. Despite all of this corroborating evidence, is not being included (for now, at least) because her father, and stepmother have filed a civil suit against Epstein seeking “in excess of 50 million dollars.” father is represented by Jeff Herman. father also has been in frequent contact with the journalist at “Vanity Fair” magazine, and, as mentioned in the original pros memo, he has a prior federal fraud conviction. After the suit was filed, mother filed a motion to intervene and to stay the proceedings until turns 18. In her affidavit, mother avers that and her father have been estranged for several months, and that neither knew nor approved of the filing of the lawsuit. If mother is correct, we may decide to add into a superseding indictment, but for now the safer course is to exclude allegations related to her. $^1$ 1 We are monitoring the status of the litigation and intend to subpoena transcripts of relevant depositions. There also is a possibility that Epstein’s attorneys have violated federal law by distributing to the press identifying information about a child sex abuse victim and by harassing that 2 EFTA00191646 and were brought by and their appointments were made between Kellen and performed one massage and performed two. For both girls, Epstein masturbated and tried to touch them but they refused. With S., Epstein became upset that she wouldn’t engage in more sexual activity and he told not to bring her back. Because of the highly probative nature of this testimony related to Epstein’s intent (i.e., no sex/no money), I believe that testimony will be admitted under Rule 404(b). L. has been identified as the plaintiff in the second civil lawsuit filed against Epstein by Jeff Herman. She was 16 years old when she first went to Epstein’s home and was recruited by L., one of friends. L. only went to Epstein’s home once, never told Epstein her age, and was never contacted directly by any of the defendants. contribution to the indictment is outweighed by the presence of the civil suit, so she has been removed. is another girl whom recruited. was 16 when she first went to Epstein’s home. She has admitted to providing massages and that Epstein touched her breast and attempted to touch her vagina. denies any additional sexual activity. recruited one other girl, Shasdy., when Shasdy was 17. Shasdy lives in Venezuela and has not responded to efforts to contact her. The concern with is that she will never completely admit to the sexual activity that occurred. Phone records show that spoke with Sarah Kellen and Nadia Marcinkova more than 60 times. Yet insists that she never provided massages fully nude and Epstein never digitally penetrated her, touched her vagina, or used the massager/vibrator on her. From all of the evidence, it is highly unlikely that Epstein would have allowed to return so frequently without increasing the level of sexual activity. As one of the other girls reported, reputation at school was that she “was a virgin the day she graduated.” I believe that it will be too difficult for her to give up that persona and admit to everything that happened. will still remain as a witness, because she can corroborate many of the statements made by Vanessa Z. Fayth often drove to Epstein’s home and she knew that Epstein gave a vibrator to and that Epstein offered to take to New York and to his island. knew of other gifts given to , including Secret lingerie, birthday flowers, and a rental car. victim. A motion may be filed before Judge Marra on the issue of inappropriate contact with and harassment of . 3 EFTA00191647 The one recruit whom I have kept in the indictment is Z. She is currently attending Lynn University on a soccer scholarship. The documentary evidence related to is strong – numerous message pads, including one saying that will be late because of soccer practice, car rental records, 156 calls with Sarah Kellen, 2 calls with Adriana Ross, 13 calls to Epstein’s house, and 20 calls to Epstein’s Palm Beach property manager. Epstein also gave a vibrator and lingerie for her 18th birthday. ## B. $\underline{\text{M}}$. Although I never intended to use M. as a witness, I did refer to her as one of the Jane Does in the indictment in connection with a massage that she gave together with L. (can testify as an eyewitness.) In light of the outcry from Epstein’s attorneys that does not consider herself a victim, I have used her initials instead. ## II. VICTIMS ADDED TO THIS INDICTMENT Jane Does #4 and #5 traveled to Epstein’s home together while they were students at Wellington High School. Both had heard at the school that you could get money for massaging Epstein. When they arrived at Epstein’s home, they were met by Kellen, who took them on a tour of the house before leading them to Epstein’s bedroom. Both sat on the couch until Epstein arrived. He arrived shortly thereafter and took a shower. Before he stepped into the shower, Epstein told the girls to get undressed. Jane Doe #4 removed her top and pants; Jane Doe #5 only removed her top. After the girls massaged his back and legs, Epstein turned over and began masturbating. Epstein tried to reach down Jane Doe #5's pants, and she backed away. Epstein then instructed Jane Doe #4 to play with his nipples while he masturbated. After he ejaculated, Epstein told the girls to get dressed. He paid each girl $200. Afterwards, Kellen attempted to contact Jane Doe #5 multiple times to set up appointments, but she refused. Jane Doe #4 returned, and on her second visit she massaged Epstein alone while wearing only her panties. When he began masturbating, Epstein placed Jane Doe #4 on the massage table, pushed her underwear to one side, and stroked her vagina. He also fondled her breasts. Jane Doe #4 received another $200. At some point during her visits, Epstein asked Jane Doe #4 how old she was, and she told him her true age (17). 4 EFTA00191648 Jane Doe #4 recruited Jane Doe #6. On one occasion in the Spring of Jane Doe #6's junior year, when Jane Doe #6 was 16 years old, she and Jane Doe #4 went to Epstein’s house together. Epstein asked Jane Doe #6 what high school she went to and Jane Doe #6 answered Palm Beach Central High School. Jane Doe #4 took Jane Doe #6 upstairs and told her to remove her clothing. Both girls were wearing only their panties when Epstein entered. Epstein laid down and both girls began massaging him. Epstein then asked Jane Doe #4 to leave. After she left, Epstein began masturbating and grabbing Jane Doe #6, touching her all over. When Jane Doe #6 pulled away, Epstein would grab her and pull her closer. Epstein both digitally penetrated Jane Doe #6 and placed the vibrator/massager on her vagina. Jane Doe #6 was paid $200, but cannot remember who handed the money to her. Jane Doe #6 never returned, but Jane Doe #4 went a few more times. Jane Doe #4 explained that Kellen would always call to set up the appointments. Jane Does #4, #5, and #6 are all referenced in the overt acts section of the indictment. The only telephone contact initiated by Epstein’s group that resulted in sexual conduct was between Jane Doe #4 and Kellen, so Jane Doe #4 is the subject of one of the substantive enticement counts. Also, because Jane Doe #4 told Epstein her true age, I have added a substantive sex trafficking charge related to Jane Doe #4. ## B. E. (Jane Doe #8) Jane Doe #8 was recruited by in approximately July 2004, when Jane Doe #8 was 17. told Jane Doe #8 that she knew a “filthy rich guy” who would pay girls $200 to $300 for giving a massage. took Jane Doe #8 to Epstein’s home in a taxi. Epstein took a shower before starting the massage and instructed Jane Doe #8 to remove her shirt. Epstein began masturbating and rubbed Jane Doe #8's vagina over her panties before pushing the underwear aside to stroke her vagina. Epstein told Jane Doe #8, “this is normal, nothing’s wrong.” Epstein paid Jane Doe #8 $200 to $300. During the ride home, told Jane Doe #8 that she had been paid and said, “if you bring someone, you’ll get $200.” Kellen called about a week later inviting Jane Doe #8 to return and telling her that Epstein would pay if she brought a friend. Kellen called Jane Doe #8 eight or nine times. Jane Doe #8 finally told Kellen that she moved out of state to stop her from calling. According to Kellen’s phone records, Kellen called Jane Doe #8 four times in one day when Epstein was in town. Jane Doe #8 is referenced in the overt acts section of the indictment and in one of the 5 EFTA00191649 substantive counts of travel in interstate commerce to engage in illicit sexual activity. ## C. B. (Jane Doe #11) Jane Doe #11 is the first fully-identified New York high school girl. She only provided one massage, but became a recruiter for Epstein. Jane Doe #11 first went to Epstein’s home towards the end of her junior year, when she was seventeen years old. After that first massage, Epstein told Jane Doe #11 that he would pay her to bring more girls. Jane Doe #11 implicates two other Epstein assistants – Lesley Groff and Cecilia Steen. We had anticipated that Groff would be a witness, not a target. When the agents went to Groff’s house to interview her, she went upstairs, claiming she needed to change her baby’s diaper. While upstairs, she called Epstein, causing Epstein to re-route his flight to take Kellen and Marcinkova back to his island. (They were scheduled to fly to New Jersey, where the agents had planned to serve Kellen and Marcinkova with target letters.) After this meeting with Groff, Epstein’s team began negotiating in earnest to end this investigation. FBI New York agents are interviewing several girls identified by Jane Doe #11. At this time, we do not have Lesley Groff's phone records, so we do not have sufficient evidence to charge her. She is referred to by her initials in the indictment, and we will hopefully be ready to charge her when we supersede the indictment. Jane Doe #11 is referenced in the overt acts but is not part of any substantive counts. ## D. ## D. A. (Jane Doe #18) and H. (Jane Doe #19) Jane Doe #18 was recruited by her brother’s friend, Tony Figueroa (referred to in indictment as “A.F.”). Figueroa also was the former boyfriend of (Jane Doe #1). Figueroa recruited several girls to Epstein’s home, including R. Jane Doe #18 attended Royal Palm Beach High School with and recruits. Jane Doe #18 knew that and the other girls were going to Epstein’s house, but they did not know about Jane Doe #18. Figueroa told Jane Doe #18 that she would receive $200 for providing a massage and that she should tell Epstein that she was 18, if he asked. (Epstein never asked.) Figueroa drove Jane Doe #18 to Epstein’s house. Jane Doe #18 describes a similar pattern of activity as that faced by the other victims, with Epstein pushing for more clothes to be removed and more sexual activity with each visit. On her second-to-last visit, Epstein walked Jane Doe 6 EFTA00191650 #18 over to a couch, forcibly pushed her panties aside, and digitally penetrated her, without her consent. Jane Doe #18 is still traumatized by this event. She reports that she went through a period of using drugs, but now she is clean and is studying to be a nurse. Jane Doe #18 is only about five feet tall and looks barely eighteen now. She is very concerned about her family finding out about what happened to her, but she is strongly committed to Epstein’s prosecution. What seems most devastating to Jane Doe #18 is that she returned to Epstein’s house after the forcible digital penetration and brought her friend, Jane Doe #19. Jane Doe #19 massaged Epstein’s back and legs. When he turned over, Epstein asked Jane Doe #19 to remove her shirt. She refused and he became upset and ended the massage. Epstein then sent for Jane Doe #18 and reprimanded her for not telling Jane Doe #19 that she would have to perform the massage topless. When Jane Does #18 and #19 left, they called the Royal Palm Beach Police Department, who referred them to the Palm Beach Police. Jane Does #18 and #19 spoke with someone there and reported what happened. After much searching, the Palm Beach Police Department was able to locate a report of this call. The report contains Epstein’s name and address and the names of both girls and describes Epstein as paying $200 for a massage. The girls complained that Epstein insisted that they take off their tops and pants, even though he knew that they were 17. The date of the report is March 5, 2004, less than two weeks after Jane Doe #18’s eighteenth birthday, and when Jane Doe #19 was seventeen years old. [NB: The police report describes a pattern of activity, including dates when Jane Doe #18 was seventeen years old.] Neither Jane Doe #18 nor #19 ever returned to Epstein’s home. Although we have not yet obtained Jane Doe #18's telephone records, we were able to identify her telephone number, and there are twenty telephone calls that appear on Sarah Kellen’s phone records. All of those calls were outgoing (meaning Kellen called Jane Doe #18.) The telephone calls range in date from August 27, 2003 through March 3, 2004. The phone number is the same one that Jane Doe #18 provided to the Palm Beach Police Department when she made the report against Epstein. Kellen never again called Jane Doe #18 after JD#18 made the report to the Palm Beach Police Department. Both Jane Doe #18 and Jane Doe #19 appear in the overt acts portion of the Indictment. In addition, a count of use of the telephone to entice Jane Doe #18 to engage in prostitution has been added. There was no direct telephone contact between Kellen and Jane Doe #19, so a substantive count has not been added related to her. 7 EFTA00191651 ## III. OTHER CHANGES TO INDICTMENT The overt acts are now organized by victim, or if a group of victims are related, then by group, followed by a separate listing of Epstein’s travel to Palm Beach. This should make the indictment much easier to follow. I also have selected telephone calls that are more closely linked to the dates of the sexual activity rather than focusing exclusively on calls near flights. The number of overt acts has not significantly decreased for the following reason. First, as an initial filing, the included overt acts provide a complete picture of Epstein’s behavior. The Grand Jury’s determination that there is probable cause to believe that all of the acts were committed should help persuade the Magistrate Judge and the District Judge that Epstein is a danger to the community and that the evidence against Epstein is strong. Second, there are cases that suggest that, when a certain number of overt acts are charged in a conspiracy count, but the Government seeks to introduce a large number of uncharged overt acts, those uncharged acts can serve as a variance from/amendment to the Indictment. One of those cases was argued by Gerald Lefcourt – one of Epstein’s attorneys. For those reasons, I have kept most of the overt acts from the original indictment (excluding those related to the Jane Does who have been dropped from the indictment) and have added acts related to the new Jane Does. I still plan to supersede the indictment with information about additional Jane Does from New York or elsewhere and with potential money laundering counts and computer-related counts when those phases of the investigation are completed. At the time I supersede, the overt acts can be reduced. The counts have been reorganized based upon discussions with Myesha Braden from the Child Exploitation Section. She believes that our strongest counts are the child sex trafficking violations (18 U.S.C. § 1591). I have moved those counts forward in the indictment. 8 EFTA00191652 Page 1 of 14 # Westlaw. 602 F.Supp. 1029 602 F.Supp. 1029 (Cite as: 602 F.Supp. 1029) C U.S. . DiVarco D.C.III.,1985. United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, Joseph DiVARCO, et al., Defendants. No. 84 CR 507. ## Feb. 6, 1985. After conviction by jury on all counts in which each defendant was named in indictment, Government moved for detention of each of them pursuant to Bail Reform Act, claiming each of them was likely to pose danger to safety of other persons or community if released. Defendants moved for release from detention, launching number of constitutional attacks on statute. The District Court, Shadur, J., held that: (1) Bail Reform Act did not violate Eighth Amendment's proscription on excessive bail; (2) Act did not violate due process on ground it was vague or lacked standards; (3) Act did not violate equal protection; (4) detention pending sentencing did not violate defendants' right to counsel; and (5) application of law to defendants did not constitute ex post facto violation. Motions for release on bail denied. ## West Headnotes ## [1] Bail 49 ⇌ 52 49 Bail 49II In Criminal Prosecutions 49k50 Amount of Bail 49k52 k. Excessive Bail. Most Cited Cases Provision of Bail Reform Act which imposes upon defendant burden of showing by clear and convincing evidence that he is not likely to pose danger to safety of other persons or community if released on bail does not violate Eighth Amendment prohibition on excessive bail. U.S.C.A. Const.Amend. 8; 18 U.S.C.A. § 3143(a). ## [2] Bail 49 ⇐ 39 49 Bail 49II In Criminal Prosecutions 49k39 k. Nature and Scope of Remedy. Most Cited Cases Although statute requiring that presentence convicted defendant establish by clear and convincing evidence that he is not likely to pose danger to safety of other persons or community if released under Bail Reform Act did not specify procedures to be followed, it was not invalid on ground it was vague or lacked standards, where requirement of judicial officer's finding by clear and convincing evidence necessarily connoted hearing, and clear implication of statute was that neighboring provisions dealing with hearings for presentence detention and specifying factors to be considered in such hearings, including safety or danger of others and community applied to presentence defendant as well. 18 U.S.C.A. §§ 3142(b, c, f, g), 3143(a). ## [3] Statutes 361 ⚬47 361 Statutes 361I Enactment, Requisites, and Validity in General 361k45 Validity and Sufficiency of Provisions 361k47 k. Certainty and Definiteness. Most Cited Cases Congress is not required to substitute particular for generic or to give term more © 2008 Thomson/West. No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. Works. https://web2.westlaw.com/print/printstream.aspx?utid=%7bFEDF5709-3AEA-4F74-8619-... 4/10/2008 EFTA00191653 602 F.Supp. 1029 602 F.Supp. 1029 (Cite as: 602 F.Supp. 1029) Page 2 of 14 Page 2 precise content by giving examples or by establishing laundry list. [4] Constitutional Law 92 ⇐ 889 92 Constitutional Law 92VI Enforcement of Constitutional Provisions 92VI(A) Persons Entitled to Raise Constitutional Questions; Standing 92VI(A)10 Due Process 92k888 Criminal Law 92k889 k. In General. Most Cited Cases Defendants challenging provision of Bail Reform Act requiring that presentence convicted defendant establish by clear and convincing evidence that he is not likely to pose danger to safety of other persons or community if released on bail could not challenge constitutionality of statute on ground that term "danger" lacked meaning as to them, where defendants were tied by testimony to gangland-type assassinations and with potential for retaliation against witnesses. 18 U.S.C.A. §§ 3142(b, c), 3143(a). [5] Bail 49 ⇌ 49(4) 49 Bail 49II In Criminal Prosecutions 49k49 Proceedings to Admit to Bail 49k49(3) Evidence 49k49(4) k. Presumptions and Burden of Proof. Most Cited Cases Bail 49 ⇌ 49(5) 49 Bail 49II In Criminal Prosecutions 49k49 Proceedings to Admit to Bail 49k49(5) k. Hearing and Determination. Most Cited Cases Court assured both adequate notice of allegations against defendants and ample opportunity for meaningful defense to Government's motion for detention of defendants on ground defendants were likely to pose danger to safety of other persons or community if released, where court imposed burden of going forward at hearing on Government and accorded each defendant and his counsel as much time as they found necessary to deal with Government's charges. 18 U.S.C.A. §§ 3142(b, c), 3143(a). [6] Bail 49 ⇌ 49(3.1) 49 Bail 49II In Criminal Prosecutions 49k49 Proceedings to Admit to Bail 49k49(3) Evidence 49k49(3.1) k In Genera 49k49(3.1) k. In General. Most Cited Cases (Formerly 49k49(3)) Rules of evidence do not limit conduct of bail hearings, even those resulting in detention; thus, hearsay may be considered, with judge applying his or her experience as fact finder to decide extent to which it is to be credited or discredited because of insufficient reliability. [7] Constitutional Law 92 ❑ 4653 92 Constitutional Law 92XXVII Due Process 92XXVII(H) Criminal Law 92XXVII(H)5 Evidence and Wit- 92k4653 k. Presumptions, Inferences, and Burden of Proof. Most Cited Cases (Formerly 92k266(7)) Burden of proof allocations in criminal cases do not necessarily implicate due process requirements. U.S.C.A. Const.Amend. 5. © 2008 Thomson/West. No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. Works. https://web2.westlaw.com/print/printstream.aspx?utid=%7bFEDF5709-3AEA-4F74-8619-... 4/10/2008 EFTA00191654 Page 3 of 14 602 F.Supp. 1029 602 F.Supp. 1029 (Cite as: 602 F.Supp. 1029) Page 3 [8] Constitutional Law 92 ⇐ 3797 92 Constitutional Law 92XXVI Equal Protection 92XXVI(F) Criminal Law 92k3797 k. Bail. Most Cited Cases (Formerly 92k250.2(1)) Bail 49 ⇐ 42 49 Bail 49II In Criminal Prosecutions 49k41 Right to Release on Bail 49k42 k. In General. Most Cited Cases (Formerly 92k250 2(1)) Where occasion for court's present determination was not offense leading to conviction but postconviction threat to safety posed by defendants, and class defined by Congress as all convicted defendants who represented such societal threat bore most direct imaginable nexus to remedy of detention pending sentencing, Bail Reform Act's failure to distinguish between those who pled guilty and those convicted after trial, between those convicted of misdemeanors and those convicted of felonies, and between those convicted of nonviolent and those convicted of violent offenses raised no equal protection problems. U.S.C.A. Const.Amend. 5; 18 U.S.C.A. § 3143. ## [9] Bail 49 ⇐ 39 49II In Criminal Prosecutions 49k39 k. Nature and Scope of Remedy. Most Cited Cases Court may structure conditions of presentence detention so as to preserve rights of defendant to appeal and to present meaningful defense; thus, statute which provides for detention of defendant who is convicted but not yet sentenced unless he establishes by clear and convincing evidence he is not likely to pose danger to society or others does not implicate defendant's Sixth Amendment right to counsel. U.S.C.A. Const.Amend. 6; 18 U.S.C.A. §§ 3142(b, c), 3143(a). ## [10] Constitutional Law 92 ⇐ 2790 92 Constitutional Law 92XXIII Ex Post Facto Prohibitions 92XXIII(A) Constitutional Prohibitions in General 92k2790 k. Punishment in General. Most Cited Cases (Formerly 92k203) Absent “punishment,” there is no ex post facto problem. U.S.C.A. Const. Art. 1, § 9, cl. 3. [11] Constitutional Law 92 ⇐ 2810 92 Constitutional Law 92XXIII Ex Post Facto Prohibitions 92XXIII(B) Particular Issues and Applications 92k2809 Criminal Proceedings 92k2810 k. In General. Most Cited Cases (Formerly 92k199) Bail 49 ↵ 42 49 Bail 49II In Criminal Prosecutions 49k41 Right to Release on Bail 49k42 k. In General. Most Cited Cases (Formerly 92k199) Section of Bail Reform Act providing for detention of presentence convicted defendant unless defendant shows by clear and convincing evidence he is not likely to pose danger to society or others if released on bail is aimed not at punishing past con- © 2008 Thomson/West. No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. Works. https://web2.westlaw.com/print/printstream.aspx?utid=%7bFEDF5709-3AEA-4F74-8619-... 4/10/2008 EFTA00191655 602 F.Supp. 1029 602 F.Supp. 1029 (Cite as: 602 F.Supp. 1029) Page 4 of 14 Page 4 duct but at protecting society generally, and its individual members particularly, from reasonably predictable future conduct; thus, where jury had already found beyond reasonable doubt that defendants had committed crimes, application of statute to them did not constitute impermissible ex post facto law. U.S.C.A. Const. Art. 1, § 9, cl. 3; 18 U.S.C.A. § 3143. *1031 Judith Dobkin, John Scully, Sp. Attys., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff. Elliot Samuels, P. Lynch, Chicago, Ill., Joseph M. Laraia, Wheaton, Ill., for defendants. ## MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER SHADUR, District Judge. On January 9, 1985 each of Joseph DiVarco (“DiVarco”) and Ronald Ignoffo (“Ignoffo”) was convicted by a jury on all counts in which he was named in the indictment in this case. On January 10 the government moved for the detention of each of them pursuant to the Bail Reform Act of 1984 (the “Act”), 18 U.S.C. § 3143(a) (“Section 3143(a)”), claiming each of them (though not any of their four convicted codefendants) was likely to pose a danger to the safety of other persons or the community if released pursuant to Sections 3142(b) or (c). FN1. All other citations to Title 18 (as amended by the Act) will also simply take the form "Section-." Citations to the Act's internal numbering will take the form "Act §-." *1032 This Court immediately conducted a detention hearing (the "Hearing") on January 10 and 11. At the conclusion of the Hearing as to Ignoffo, this Court found he had not shown by clear and convincing evidence that he was not likely to pose such a danger. Accordingly Ignoffo was ordered detained in accordance with Section 3143(a). FN2 DiVarco's hearing was not concluded because his doctors recommended he be hospitalized. FN3 However, given the testimony to this point (implicating DiVarco not only in the gangland-type assassination tied to Ignoffo, see Ex. 1 Finding 1, but also to the botched assassination of Ken Eto, a witness in the trial of this case), this Court ordered DiVarco committed to the custody of the Attorney General for confinement at Bethany Methodist Hospital pending imposition of sentence (subject, of course, to a possibly different resolution if the Hearing were completed before that time). FN4 FN2. Exhibit 1 to this memorandum opinion and order is this Court's order of detention as to Ignoffo. FN3. At that time DiVarco's doctors considered him an imminent pneumonia risk, in addition to his having an irregular heartbeat pattern and other problems. After his hospitalization they recommended installation of a pacemaker, which has since been done. DiVarco is now recuperating from that operation and should be capable of discharge from the hospital shortly, though a later hearing on that subject has disclosed further complications in his physical condition. FN4. Exhibit 2 to this memorandum opinion and order is this Court's order of detention as to DiVarco. Both DiVarco and Ignoffo have now moved for release from detention, launching a number of constitutional attacks on © 2008 Thomson/West. No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. Works. https://web2.westlaw.com/print/printstream.aspx?utid=%7bFEDF5709-3AEA-4F74-8619-... 4/10/2008 EFTA00191656 602 F.Supp. 1029 602 F.Supp. 1029 (Cite as: 602 F.Supp. 1029) Page 5 of 14 Page 5 Section 3143(a). For the reasons stated in this memorandum opinion and order, their motions are denied. ## Changed Standards Under the Act Two of this Court's colleagues have recently dealt with the constitutionality of other bail provisions of the Act: Judge Hart in United States Hazzard, 598 F.Supp. 1442 (N.D.Ill.1984) (pretrial detention) and Judge Getzendanner in United States Cirrincione, 600 F.Supp. 1436, (N.D.Ill.1985) (detention after sentencing and pending appeal, based on the likelihood of reversal on appeal). Though the constitutional considerations in those situations are obviously related to the considerations applicable to the present question, the distinctions among the several situations make neither of the earlier analyses controlling here. Here we deal with already-convicted but not-yet-sentenced defendants, as to each of whom the decision of detention or release is based on whether he “is not likely to ... pose a danger to the safety of any other person or the community if released” (Section 3143(a)). Just such a likelihood of danger was an established basis for denying bail under former law, 18 U.S.C. § 3148 (repealed by Act § 203(a)): A person ... who has been convicted of an offense and is either awaiting sentence or sentence review under section 3576 of this title or has filed an appeal or a petition for a writ of certiorari, shall be treated in accordance with the provisions of section 3146 [establishing conditions of release] unless the court or judge has reason to believe that no one or more conditions of release will reasonably assure that the person will not flee or pose a danger to any other person or to the community. If such a risk of flight or danger is believed to exist ... the person may be ordered detained. Pre-Act law also imposed the burden of establishing the absence of such danger on the convicted defendant-at least one who has already been sentenced. Although early case law under 18 U.S.C. § 3148 had treated its language as continuing to create the historical presumption against detention *1033 (United States Provenzano, 605 F.2d 85, 94 (3d Cir.1979)), in 1972 Fed.R.App. (“Rule”) 9(c) was adopted expressly (1972 Advisory Committee Notes to that Rule): to allocate to the defendant the burden of establishing that he will not flee and that he poses no danger to any other person or to the community. The burden is placed upon the defendant in the view that the fact of his conviction justifies retention in custody in situations where doubt exists as to whether he can be safely released pending disposition of his appeal. See discussion in Provenzano, 605 F.2d at 93-95. Thus the allocation of proof as to the dangerous post -sentence defendant is clear. But this Court has not located any case, either under prior law or under the Act, dealing with the burden-of-proof question in the post-conviction pre -sentence situation such as DiVarco's or Ignoffo's. It would surely seem, however, that Congress might reasonably have viewed the single fact of conviction (as opposed to the precise timing of a detention decision-whether pre-sentence or post-sentence) as determinative, so as to equate the burden of proof in any post-conviction situation to that defined in Rule 9(c) (see the later discussion of this subject). In any event, the © 2008 Thomson/West. No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. Works. https://web2.westlaw.com/print/printstream.aspx?utid=%7bFEDF5709-3AEA-4F74-8619-... 4/10/2008 EFTA00191657 602 F.Supp. 1029 602 F.Supp. 1029 (Cite as: 602 F.Supp. 1029) Page 6 of 14 Page 6 Act has now changed the burden on the convicted defendant (both pre-sentence and post-sentence) to one of “clear and convincing evidence.” FN5 FN5. Thus the shift from old 18 U.S.C. § 3148 and Rule 9(c) to Section 3143(a) involves two changes: 1. from “the judge has reason to believe that no ... conditions of release will reasonably assure that the person will not ... pose a danger...” to “the judicial officer finds ... that the person is not likely to ... pose a danger...”; and 2. from “the burden of establishing ... rests with the defendant” to “the judicial officer finds by clear and convincing evidence...” It is always difficult to convert the semantics of such differently stated standards into a quantified comparison. Here the “reason to believe” test in the first pairing might arguably be viewed as harder for a defendant to overcome than its “finds not likely” counterpart. Conversely “clear and convincing” is plainly a more difficult burden for the defendant than a mere preponderance. Thus (with factors that might be perceived as pointing in different directions) the overall effect of the changes is not as obvious as it might seem at first blush. For purposes of this opinion, however, it will be assumed a defendant is worse off under the Act than under the old law. Constitutional Considerations FN6 FN6. All the detention provisions of the Act have been drawn from the corresponding provisions of the District of Columbia Code (Sections 23-1321 to 23-1327), where they have been in effect since enactment of the District of Columbia Court Reform and Criminal Procedure Act of 1970. Section 3143(a) is a counter-part of D.C.Code § 23-1325(b). In United States Edwards, 430 A.2d 1321 (D.C.1981) (en banc) the District of Columbia Court of Appeals dealt with the constitutionality of various of those provisions in an extended opinion (with some dissents on different issues). ## 1. Eighth Amendment At the outset it should be made clear the "right to bail" here-at least in terms of a literal constitutional right-is plainly a misnomer. What the Eighth Amendment says on the subject is simply this: Excessive bail shall not be required... In Carlson Landon, 342 U.S. 524, 72 S.Ct. 525, 96 L.Ed. 547 (1952) the Supreme Court rejected (albeit in dictum) the notion that because excessive bail cannot be set, the outright denial of bail must a fortiori be foreclosed. Instead the Eighth Amendment was there taken to mean that if an individual is found entitled to bail at all, the right created by that determination cannot be subverted by an unreasonably high bail setting (id. at 545, 72 S.Ct. at 536): The [Eighth Amendment's] bail clause was lifted with slight changes from the English Bill of Rights Act. In England *1034 that clause has never been thought to accord a right to bail in all cases, but merely to provide that bail shall not be excessive in © 2008 Thomson/West. No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. Works. https://web2.westlaw.com/print/printstream.aspx?utid=%7bFEDF5709-3AEA-4F74-8619-... 4/10/2008 EFTA00191658 602 F.Supp. 1029 602 F.Supp. 1029 (Cite as: 602 F.Supp. 1029) Page 7 of 14 Page 7 those cases where it is proper to grant bail. When this clause was carried over into our Bill of Rights, nothing was said that indicated any different concept. The Eighth Amendment has not prevented Congress from defining the classes of cases in which bail shall be allowed in this country. There is room for debate on that score in the pre-conviction context, fueled in part by a dictum in Stack Boyle, 342 U.S. 1, 4, 72 S.Ct. 1, 3, 96 L.Ed. 1 (1951) (decided the same term as Carlson ) (emphasis in original): From the passage of the Judiciary Act of 1789, 1 Stat. 73, 91, to the present Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rule 46(a)(1), federal law has unequivocally provided that a person arrested for a noncapital offense shall be admitted to bail. This traditional right to freedom before conviction permits the unhampered preparation of a defense, and serves to prevent the infliction of punishment prior to conviction. See Hudson Parker, 156 U.S. 277, 285 [15 S.Ct. 450, 453, 39 L.Ed. 424] (1895). Unless this right to bail before trial is preserved, the presumption of innocence, secured only after centuries of struggle, would lose its meaning. For an extended discussion of the issues in this area, see United States Edwards, 430 A.2d 1321, 1325-31 (D.C.1981) (en banc). But even the Stack dictum addresses the pre -conviction, not post -conviction, defendant. As for the latter category of offender Justice Douglas, scarcely a foe of civil liberties, spoke to the issue in his capacity as Circuit Justice in Carbo United States, 82 S.Ct. 662, 666, 7 L.Ed.2d 769 (1962): If, for example, the safety of the community would be jeopardized, it would be irresponsible judicial action to grant bail. Accord, Harris United States, 404 U.S. 1232, 1235-36, 92 S.Ct. 10, 13-14, 30 L.Ed.2d 25 (1971) (Douglas, J., Circuit Justice); and see Russell United States, 402 F.2d 185, 187 (D.C.Cir.1968): Appellants will remain in custody not because they lack the means to make bail, but for the reason that their release would present danger to the community. But see Sellers United States, 89 S.Ct. 36, 38, 21 L.Ed.2d 64 (1968) (Black, J., Circuit Justice) (questioning whether a defendant's dangerousness can ever justify denial of bail). [1] This Court therefore rejects, as to convicted defendants DiVarco and Ignoffo, the unconstitutionality of Section 3143(a) on Eighth Amendment grounds. FN7 If defendants are to find relief, it must be elsewhere in the Constitution. FN7. There are cases that express some doubt on this score; see, e.g., Hunt Roth, 648 F.2d 1148, 1158-62 (8th Cir.1981). But they do so on the theory that a wholly arbitrary denial of bail is the functional equivalent of "excessive bail," thus violating the Eighth Amendment. Even on that view, Congress' decision that a defendant's danger to society should foreclose his release can hardly be viewed as establishing a wholly arbitrary classification. Thus the conclusion reached in the text would not be altered by a different perception of the Eighth Amendment. ## 2. Due Process Clause © 2008 Thomson/West. No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. Works. https://web2.westlaw.com/print/printstream.aspx?utid=%7bFEDF5709-3AEA-4F74-8619-... 4/10/2008 EFTA00191659 602 F.Supp. 1029 602 F.Supp. 1029 (Cite as: 602 F.Supp. 1029) Page 8 of 14 Page 8 Both DiVarco and Ignoffo advance a potpourri of challenges to the procedure under the Act. None is persuasive, and none calls for more than brief discussion. FN8 FN8. True enough, just last year the Supreme Court said in *Schall Martin*, 467 U.S. 253, 104 S.Ct. 2403, 2410, 81 L.Ed.2d 207 (1984): In Bell Wolfish, 441 U.S. [520], at 534 n. 15, 99 S.Ct. [1861], at 1871 n. 15 [60 L.Ed.2d 447 (1979) ], we left open the question whether any governmental objective other than ensuring a detainee's presence at trial may constitutionally justify pretrial detention. But Schall itself upheld in due process terms (at least as to juveniles) a system of pretrial detention predicated on "the combined interest in protecting both the community and the juvenile himself from the consequences of future criminal conduct..." When the detained person has already been tried and found guilty of another crime (as have DiVarco and Ignoffo), the powerful consideration of the presumption of innocence (which undergirds all our concerns about pretrial detention, viewed as punishment, see Stack, 342 U.S. at 4, 72 S.Ct. at 3) loses its force. It would be a mistake to carry over to the present situation, in undiluted form, the troubled judicial soul-searching about pretrial detention-a soul-searching that has expressed itself in a continuing due process dialogue (contrast, for example, the majority and dissenting opinions in both Schall and Bell). *1035 [2][3][4][5][6][7] Though they call on such pejorative rubrics as vagueness and lack of standards, DiVarco and Ignoffo attack Section 3143 in both procedural and substantive due process terms. It is true the statute does not specifically prescribe the procedures to be followed. But its requirement of a judicial officer's "find[ing] by clear and convincing evidence" necessarily connotes a hearing, and the clear implication of the statute is that the neighboring provisions of Sections 3142(f) (dealing with hearings for presentence detention) and 3142(g) (specifying the factors to be considered in such hearings, including safety or danger to other persons and the community) apply to Section 3143(a) as well. $ ^{FN9} $ This Court in fact conducted just such a hearing. In that light the DiVarco-Ignoffo arguments evanesce: FN9. Among other things, Section 3143(a) says a finding of no danger results in a release order under Section 3142(b) or (c). Section 3142(f) provides for the “detention hearing” to see which if any conditions under one of those very sections-Section 3142(c)-should apply. Section 3142(g) speaks of the factors to be considered at such a hearing. That statutory structure of course creates a common-sense link between the Section 3143(a) requirement of a finding, on the one hand, and the Section 3142(f) hearing procedures and the Section 3142(g) factors, on the other. 1. Any claim that it is not clear to whom the statute applies is absurd: It is potentially applicable to any convicted defendant, and it is actually applied against any such person about whom the government has information that he or she poses a po- © 2008 Thomson/West. No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. Works. https://web2.westlaw.com/print/printstream.aspx?utid=%7bFEDF5709-3AEA-4F74-8619-... 4/10/2008 EFTA00191660 602 F.Supp. 1029 602 F.Supp. 1029 (Cite as: 602 F.Supp. 1029) Page 9 of 14 tential danger to other persons or the community. That triggers the need for a judicial determination of the issue, and hence a hearing. Page 9 2. By its very nature, such "danger" can take a number of forms. Nothing requires Congress to substitute the particular for the generic-to give the term more precise content by giving examples or by establishing a laundry list. Certainly DiVarco and Ignoffo, tied by testimony to gangland-type assassinations (and with their potential for retaliation against witnesses here), cannot claim the concept of danger to others or the community is devoid of content in their cases. That would follow a fortiori from such cases as Provenzano, 605 F.2d at 95-96. And as to what constitutes a "sufficient showing" of the likelihood of such danger, that is no different from any other factual determination courts are regularly called upon to make. 3. By imposing the burden of going forward at the Hearing on the government and by according to each defendant and his counsel as much time as they found necessary to deal with the government's charges, this Court assured both adequate notice of the allegations against the defendants and ample opportunity for a meaningful defense. Edwards, 430 A.2d at 1339-41. 4. Even in full-blown criminal trials, the Sixth Amendment's Confrontation Clause poses the only constitutional objection to hearsay evidence. And it has always been true of bail hearings, including those resulting in detention, that the rules of evidence do not limit the conduct *1036* of the hearing. Hearsay may be considered, with the judge applying his or her experience as a factfinder to decide the extent to which it is to be credited or discredited because of insufficient reliability. In fact the catchall provision of Fed.R.Evid. 803(24) and 804(b)(5) (which some thoughtful academicians and courts have suggested ought to supplant entirely the particularized exceptions to the hearsay rule) permit essentially that result even in the more formal environment of a trial. On this issue generally, see Edwards, 430 A.2d at 1337-38. 5. Burden of proof allocations do not necessarily implicate due process requirements. This opinion has already pointed out that prior law imposed on the defendant the burden of proof (at least in the postconviction, post-sentencing situation) of negating his or her likely danger to other persons or the community where that was placed in issue. And so long as the issue is one of likelihood of danger, it appears rational for Congress to have equated the convicted felon before sentencing with the same convicted felon after sentencing for the purpose of protecting society against the dangers he or she presents. In turn, that equal need for protection carries with it the rationality of the congressional decision that the burden of proof in the two situations should be exactly the same. Once that determination is made, the use of a "clear and convincing" rather than a preponderance test does not appear to cross the borderline into a due process no-man's land. FN10 FN10. Candor compels the disclosure that this Court has found no case law (nor have the parties cited any) on this subject. ## 3. Equal Protection Clause Ignoffo suggests Section 3143's failure to distinguish between those who plead guilty and those convicted after trial, between those convicted of misdemeanors and those © 2008 Thomson/West. No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. Works. https://web2.westlaw.com/print/printstream.aspx?utid=%7bFEDF5709-3AEA-4F74-8619-... 4/10/2008 EFTA00191661 602 F.Supp. 1029 602 F.Supp. 1029 (Cite as: 602 F.Supp. 1029) Page 10 of 14 Page 10 convicted of felonies, and between those convicted of nonviolent and those convicted of violent offenses raises equal protection problems. DiVarco puts related issues in a different way: Section 3143's presumption against all convicted defendants-regardless of their offenses or backgrounds-bears no rational relationship to legitimate governmental interests of protecting the community (including other persons). [8] Of course the distinctions between offenders made by Ignoffo cut against rather than for him, except the comparison based on the nonviolent nature of the offenses of which he has been convicted. That fact-that he is on the wrong side of two of the three comparisons-creates standing questions as to his ability to raise such other claims. But even apart from that, what both Ignoffo and DiVarco gloss over is that the occasion for this Court's present determination is not the offense leading to the conviction but the post-conviction threat to safety posed by the defendant. $ ^{FN11} $ That is the class Congress has defined-all convicted defendants who represent such a societal threat and that class bears the most direct imaginable nexus to the remedy: detention pending sentencing. There can be no quarrel with the rationality of that classification for Equal Protection Clause purposes. $ ^{FN12} $ FN11. This distinction is touched on more fully in the ex post facto discussion later in this opinion. FN12. That rational distinction also demolishes DiVarco's suggestion of discriminatory enforcement based on the government's having sought detention of DiVarco and Ignoffo but not of their four codefendants (as to whom the government said it had no information indicating danger to other persons or to the community). ## 4. Effective Assistance of Counsel [9] DiVarco says detention pending sentencing effectively negates his right to appeal, and both DiVarco and Ignoffo assert *1037 Section 3143's alleged procedural flaws preclude any meaningful defense. Both those arguments are essentially Sixth Amendment right-to-counsel claims, and simply to state them is to disclose their total lack of merit. It is clearly possible for a court to structure the conditions of presentence detention so as to preserve those rights to a defendant. ## 5. Ex Post Facto Clause Up to this point DiVarco and Ignoffo have struck out on all the grounds they assert. That leaves for consideration only the exp post facto question-a question that (given Judge Getzendanner's opinion invalidating a related provision of the Act on that score) bears careful scrutiny. Because this Court is not called upon to decide the same issues as Judge Getzendanner or Judge Hart, and because orderly jurisprudence dictates the non-decision of constitutional questions until they must be resolved in the crucible of a live controversy (see Ashwander TVA, 297 U.S. 288, 346-47, 56 S.Ct. 466, 482-83, 80 L.Ed. 688 (1936) (Brandeis, J., concurring)), nothing in this opinion should be construed as either subscribing to or disavowing either Cirrincione or Hazzard. But as both the extended analysis in Cirrincione and the shorter treatment in Hazzard reflect, the key to ex post facto vulnerability vel non in this case is whether, in the words of the most recent Supreme Court © 2008 Thomson/West. No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. Works. https://web2.westlaw.com/print/printstream.aspx?utid=%7bFEDF5709-3AEA-4F74-8619-... 4/10/2008 EFTA00191662 Page 11 of 14 602 F.Supp. 1029 602 F.Supp. 1029 (Cite as: 602 F.Supp. 1029) Page 11 pronouncement on the clause, Weaver Graham, 450 U.S. 24, 30, 101 S.Ct. 960, 965, 67 L.Ed.2d 17 (1981), a defendant's punishment has been increased by the new law: The presence or absence of an affirmative, enforceable right is not relevant, however, to the ex post facto prohibition, which forbids the imposition of punishment more severe than the punishment assigned by law when the act to be punished occurred. Critical to relief under the Ex Post Facto Clause is not an individual's right to less punishment, but the lack of fair notice and governmental restraint when the legislature increases punishment beyond what was prescribed when the crime was consummated. FN13 FN13. Other facets of Ex Post Facto Clause coverage, such as its prohibition of (1) retrospective changes in conduct giving rise to criminal penalties and (2) the elimination of defenses available when the crime was committed, are plainly not in issue here. It is true Weaver, id. at 29, 101 S.Ct. at 964 also speaks in terms of the challenged law "disadvantag[ing] the offender affected by it." But that characterization alone is oversimplistic, for the Supreme Court itself has consistently taught not every "disadvantage" is vulnerable under the Clause, and the core inquiry remains the retroactive increase in punishment. As DeVeau Braisted, 363 U.S. 144, 160, 80 S.Ct. 1146, 1155, 4 L.Ed.2d 1109 (1960) put it: The mark of an ex post facto law is the imposition of what can fairly be designated punishment for past acts. The question in each case where unpleasant consequences are brought to bear upon an individual for prior conduct, is whether the legislative aim was to punish that individual for past activity, or whether the restriction of the individual comes about as a relevant incident to a regulation of a present situation... Just last Term the Supreme Court held pretrial detention to protect society from the potential consequences of predictable criminal acts was not punishment. Schall Martin, 104 S.Ct. at 2412-13 (1984). *1038 Though that decision was rendered in the context of juveniles (with their special rights and disabilities), the same punishment non-punishment analysis was announced as to adult pretrial detainees five years earlier in Bell Wolfish, 441 U.S. 520, 535, 537, 538, 99 S.Ct. 1861, 1871, 1873, 1874, 60 L.Ed.2d 447 (1979) (citations omitted): FN14. Schall and a number of the other cases discussed in the text discuss the concept of "punishment" for due process (rather than ex post facto) purposes. Because there seems no logical reason the "punishment" concept should be given any different content in construing the two constitutional provisions, this Court has felt free to draw on the due process cases in this Ex Post Facto Clause discussion. In evaluating the constitutionality of conditions or restrictions of pretrial detention that implicate only the protection against deprivation of liberty without due process of law, we think that the proper inquiry is whether those conditions amount to punishment of the detainee. For under the Due Process Clause, a detainee may not be punished prior to an adjudication of guilt in ac- © 2008 Thomson/West. No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. Works. https://web2.westlaw.com/print/printstream.aspx?utid=%7bFEDF5709-3AEA-4F74-8619-... 4/10/2008 EFTA00191663 Page 12 of 14 602 F.Supp. 1029 602 F.Supp. 1029 (Cite as: 602 F.Supp. 1029) Page 12 cordance with due process of law. Not every disability imposed during pretrial detention amounts to "punishment" in the constitutional sense, however. Once the Government has exercised its conceded authority to detain a person pending trial, it obviously is entitled to employ devices that are calculated to effectuate this detention. Traditionally, this has meant confinement in a facility which, no matter how modern or how antiquated, results in restricting the movement of a detainee in a manner in which he would not be restricted if he simply were free to walk the streets pending trial. Whether it be called a jail, a prison, or a custodial center, the purpose of the facility is to detain. Loss of freedom of choice and privacy are inherent incidents of confinement in such a facility. And the fact that such detention interferes with the detainee's understandable desire to live as comfortably as possible and with as little restraint as possible during confinement does not convert the conditions or restrictions of detention into "punishment." This Court has recognized a distinction between punitive measures that may not constitutionally be imposed prior to a determination of guilt and regulatory restraints that may. A court must decide whether the disability is imposed for the purpose of punishment or whether it is but an incident of some other legitimate governmental purpose... Absent a showing of an expressed intent to punish on the part of detention facility officials, that determination generally will turn on "whether an alternative purpose to which [the restriction] may rationally be connected is assignable for it, and whether it appears excessive in relation to the alternative purpose assigned [to it].” What is at work under Section 3143 is not punishment for past conduct but the protection of society generally, and its individual members particularly, from reasonably predictable future conduct. Schall, 104 S.Ct. at 2417-18 (citations omitted) said: Our cases indicate, however, that from a legal point of view there is nothing inherently unattainable about a prediction of future criminal conduct. Such a judgment forms an important element in many decisions, and we have specifically rejected the contention, based on the same sort of sociological data relied upon by appellees and the district court, "that it is impossible to predict future behavior *1039 and that the question is so vague as to be meaningless." That calls into play the concept our Court of Appeals applied to the Ex Post Facto Clause (albeit in a different context from the present one) in United States Sutton, 521 F.2d 1385, 1390-91 (7th Cir.1975) (quoting United States Karnes, 437 F.2d 284, 289-90 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 402 U.S. 1008, 91 S.Ct. 2189, 29 L.Ed.2d 430 (1971)): It is well established "that where Congress has rationally concluded that persons who have demonstrated a tendency in the past to engage in conduct that Congress has the power to proscribe, Congress may restrict such future activities without violating the Ex Post Facto prohibition." [10][11] Again the result here is foreordained by the like conclusions as to pretrial detention. In the pretrial situation the mere probable cause to believe commission of a crime, coupled with a perceived threat of the defendant to the safety of others, has rendered the detention order something © 2008 Thomson/West. No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. Works. https://web2.westlaw.com/print/printstream.aspx?utid=%7bFEDF5709-3AEA-4F74-8619-... 4/10/2008 EFTA00191664 ```markdown 602 F.Supp. 1029 602 F.Supp. 1029 (Cite as: 602 F.Supp. 1029) ``` Page 13 of 14 Page 13 other than "punishment." Absent punishment there is no ex post facto problem. Here, by comparison, a jury has already found beyond a reasonable doubt that DiVarco and Ignoffo have committed crimes. Surely society cannot be less entitled to protect itself and its members against what this Court has found the likelihood of real dangers-dangers that would be posed by the continued enlargement of convicted defendants Ignoffo and DiVarco pending their sentencing. FN15. This does not of course imply an ultimate finding as to DiVarco. Because the statute places the burden on him, and because the evidence during the Hearing to this point demonstrates a real probability of his posing a danger to the safety of others, his release pending completion of the Hearing would be improper. Section 3143 is not vulnerable to constitutional onslaught, either on its face or as applied to DiVarco and Ignoffo.$^{FN16}$ Both their motions for release on bail pending sentencing are denied. ## Conclusion FN16. After this opinion was completed (and indeed signed and ready for issuance), this Court learned of the very recent decisions by three Courts of Appeal reaching a result opposite to that of Judge Getzendanner's Cirrincione opinion in the post-appeal situation covered by Section 3143(b). United States 753 F.2d 19, (3d Cir. 1985); United States Powell and other consolidated cases (8th Cir.) (order issued; opinion to follow); United States Affleck, No. 84-2630 (10th Cir.) (same). In addition, on January 26 our own Court of Appeals entered an unpublished order (non-citeable and non-precedential under Circuit Rule 35) affirming Judge Kanne's decision rejecting ex post facto attack in United States Molte, HCR 83-36-33 (N.D.Ind. Jan. 9, 1985). In accordance with the Ashwander principles referred to earlier in the text, this Court of course continues to express no opinion on the substantive issue posed by those cases. It has however obtained a copy of the one available opinion-M-to determine how if at all that opinion may be useful here. As to that: 1. Miller, at 21 gives very short shrift to the ex post facto issue, simply declaring the "availability vel non" of bail pending appeal, albeit extremely important to the individual involved, is a procedural issue rather than a type of punishment to which the Ex Post Facto Clauses apply." 2. None of the other constitutional issues raised by DiVarco or Ignoffo here was discussed in Suffice it to say that (not surprisingly, given the Court of Appeals' ruling) nothing in points to a different result in this case. Nor does it appear any more likely that any of the other cases cited in this footnote would do so. Exhibit 1 *1040 Exhibit 2 © 2008 Thomson/West. No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. Works. https://web2.westlaw.com/print/printstream.aspx?utid=%7bFEDF5709-3AEA-4F74-8619-... 4/10/2008 EFTA00191665 ```markdown 602 F.Supp. 1029 602 F.Supp. 1029 (Cite as: 602 F.Supp. 1029) ``` Page 14 of 14 Page 14 # UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, JOSEPH DiVARCO, et al., Defendants. NO. 84 CR 507 ## DETENTION ORDER On January 9, 1985 following a jury trial, Joseph DiVarco (“DiVarco”) was convicted on all counts in the indictment in which he was named in this case. On January 10 the government moved for DiVarco's detention pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3143(a). This Court immediately commenced a detention hearing (see 18 U.S.C. § [3142] (f)), found that the government had presented credible evidence that established prima facie (though this Court has not at this time definitively found) that DiVarco was likely to pose a danger to the safety of other persons or the community if released pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §§ 3142(b) or (c) and that DiVarco had not yet established by clear and convincing evidence that he was not likely to pose such danger, and therefore ordered DiVarco detained pending completion of the hearing. Such completion of the hearing was not feasible at that time, in part because DiVarco's counsel advised that DiVarco's doctors had directed his hospitalization to avoid the possibility of his contracting pneumonia. In accordance with 18 U.S.C. § 3143(a) this Court hereby orders that DiVarco be committed to the custody of the Attorney General for confinement at Bethany Methodist Hospital pending imposition of sentence, upon the following conditions: 1. DiVarco shall be allowed monitored visits from his immediate family (his wife, their children and their children's spouses). All such visits are to be prearranged through the United States Marshal's Service. 2. DiVarco's attorneys (Lynch, Joseph Laraia and Jacqueline Walther) and his doctors shall have unlimited, unmonitored access to him. 3. United States Probation Officer Rhoda Michaels shall have unmonitored access to DiVarco by prearranged appointment. 4. DiVarco shall be provided telephone access to his immediate family (see Paragraph 1) if such access can be secured through the United States Marshal's Service. Such access shall not include a direct dial telephone. 5. No access shall be provided the United States Marshal's Service to DiVarco's medical records, nor shall any Marshal discuss DiVarco's medical condition with hospital personnel. ```markdown /s/ Milton I. Shadur ``` Milton I. Shadur United States District Judge Date: January 11, 1985 D.C.Ill.,1985. U.S. . DiVarco 602 F.Supp. 1029 END OF DOCUMENT © 2008 Thomson/West. No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. Works. https://web2.westlaw.com/print/printstream.aspx?utid=%7bFEDF5709-3AEA-4F74-8619-... 4/10/2008 EFTA00191666 # Westlaw. 611 F.Supp. 860 611 F.Supp. 860 (Cite as: 611 F.Supp. 860) Page 1 of 6 Page 1 # H U.S. . Rourke D.C. Va.,1985. United States District Court,E.D. Nortfolk Division.. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. John ROURKE, et al., Defendants. Crim. No. 84-94-N. ## June 21, 1985. On defendant's motion for bail pending appeal, the District Court, Doumar, J., held that: (1) defendant was not entitled to bail pending appeal; (2) Bail Reform Act of 1984 is not an ex post facto law; and (3) no manifest injustice resulted in ordering defendant to begin serving his sentence pending appeal. Motion denied. ## West Headnotes ## [1] Bail 49 ⇌ 44(1) 49 Bail 49II In Criminal Prosecutions 49k41 Right to Release on Bail 49k44 Pending Appeal or Other Proceeding for Review 49k44(1) k. In General; Conditions. Most Cited Cases Absent showing by clear and convincing evidence that defendant was not likely to flee, defendant was not entitled to bail pending appeal. 18 U.S.C.A. § 3143(b). ## [2] Bail 49 ⇌ 39 49 Bail 49II In Criminal Prosecutions 49k39 k. Nature and Scope of Remedy. Most Cited Cases ## Constitutional Law 92 ⇐ 2810 92 Constitutional Law 92XXIII Ex Post Facto Prohibitions 92XXIII(B) Particular Issues and Applications 92k2809 Criminal Proceedings 92k2810 k. In General. Most Cited Cases (Formerly 92k199) Bail Reform Act of 1984 [18 U.S.C.A. §3143] is not an ex post facto law. U.S.C.A. Const. Art. 1, § 9, cl. 3. ## [3] Bail 49 ⇌ 44(1) 49 Bail 49II In Criminal Prosecutions 49k41 Right to Release on Bail 49k44 Pending Appeal or Other Proceeding for Review 49k44(1) k. In General; Conditions. Most Cited Cases No manifest injustice resulted in ordering defendant, who had been admitted to bail before effective date of Bail Reform Act of 1984 [18 U.S.C.A. § 3143], to begin serving his sentence pending appeal, under rationale that even under Bail Reform Act of 1966 release on bail was modifiable and never a vested right, or under interpretation that 1984 Act was prospective law effectuating procedural change which fully applied to defendant upon his resentencing. *860 Tommy E. Robert E. Bradenham, II, Office of the U.S. Atty., E.D. Va., Walter E. Hoffman, U.S. Courthouse, Norfolk, Va., for plaintiff. Paul D. Brunton, Tulsa, Okl., Lloyd J. Parker, Jr., Portsmouth, Va., for defendant John Rourke. © 2008 Thomson/West. No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. Works. https://web2.westlaw.com/print/printstream.aspx?utid=%7bFEDF5709-3AEA-4F74-8619-... 4/10/2008 EFTA00191667 611 F.Supp. 860 611 F.Supp. 860 (Cite as: 611 F.Supp. 860) Page 2 of 6 Page 2 ## MEMORANDUM ORDER DOUMAR, District Judge. On March 14, 1985, the defendant, John Rourke, was convicted of 21 U.S.C. § 963 (conspiracy to import cocaine) and 21 U.S.C. § 952(a) (importation of about 691 pounds of cocaine). Following the jury verdict of guilty and an evidentiary hearing, the Court ordered that Rourke, an accomplished pilot and the aviation consultant to a drug ring, be detained pending sentencing under 18 U.S.C. § 3143(a) of the Bail *861 Reform Act of 1984. The Court now declines to modify that judgment for the reasons which follow. Following the preparation of a pre-sentence report, the Court sentenced Rourke on May 3, 1985 to concurrent imprisonment terms of fourteen (14) years on both counts. Rourke now moves for bail pending appeal under 18 U.S.C. § 3143(b) as he remains incarcerated under the sentence imposed on May 3, 1985. Rourke argues that (1) the Bail Reform Act of 1984 is an ex post facto law as applied to him and (2) that the statute does not apply retroactively to a defendant like Rourke admitted to bail prior to the Act's passage. ## I. Laying aside constitutional analysis and questions of retroactivity, the relevant subsections of the Bail Reform Act of 1984 read as follows: § 3143. Release or detention of a defendant pending sentence or appeal. (a) RELEASE OR DETENTION PENDING SENTENCE.-The judicial officer shall order that a person who has been found guilty of an offense and who is waiting imposition or execution of sentence, be detained, unless the judicial officer finds by clear and convincing evidence that the person is not likely to flee or pose a danger to the safety of any person or the community if released pursuant to section 3142(b) or (c). If the judicial officer makes such a finding, he shall order the release of the person in accordance with the provisions of section 3142(b) or (c). (b) RELEASE OR DETENTION PENDING APPEAL BY THE DEFENDANT.-The judicial officer shall order that a person who has been found guilty of an offense and sentenced to a term of imprisonment, and who has filed an appeal or a petition for a writ of certiorari, be detained, unless the judicial officer finds- (1) by clear and convincing evidence that the person is not likely to flee or pose a danger to the safety of any other person or the community if released pursuant to section 3142(b) or (c); and (2) that the appeal is not for purpose of delay and raises a substantial question of law or fact likely to result in reversal or an order for a new trial. If the judicial officer makes such findings, he shall order the release of the person in accordance with the provisions of section 3142(b) or (c). 18 U.S.C. § 3143. This new Act created significant revisions in standards and procedures governing bail. See United States Williams, 753 F.2d 329, 332 (4th Cir.1985). Upon Rourke's conviction on March 14, 1985, the Court ruled that Rourke would be detained under Section 3143 Subsection (a), the section relevant to defendants pending sentencing. The evidence adduced © 2008 Thomson/West. No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. Works. https://web2.westlaw.com/print/printstream.aspx?utid=%7bFEDF5709-3AEA-4F74-8619-... 4/10/2008 EFTA00191668 ```markdown 611 F.Supp. 860 611 F.Supp. 860 (Cite as: 611 F.Supp. 860) ``` Page 3 of 6 Page 3 at trial and at a post-verdict evidentiary hearing led the Court to find that clear and convincing evidence of Mr. Rourke's return for sentencing was wholly lacking. Actually, much evidence to the contrary was revealed. Rourke himself is a pilot who has maneuvered planes in and out of the United States at will and his family continues to own an aviation business. He was in poor financial condition. Rourke testified that he had received communications and threats of an undisclosed nature, from other fugitive co-defendants involved in the smuggling venture. These continuing communications particularly troubled the Court. On April 17, 1985, the Fourth Circuit ruled that Rourke's appeal of his post-verdict but pre-sentence detention was "premature since the appellant has not yet been sentenced." United States of America John Rourke, No. 85-5101 (4th Cir. April 17, 1985). Following his sentencing on May 3, 1985, Rourke renewed his motion in this Court for bail pending appeal to allow his release from detention at least until the Fourth Circuit acted. The motion is now brought under 18 U.S.C. § 3143(b) (Release or Detention Pending Appeal), whereas prior to *862 sentencing the relevant subsection was 3143(a) (Release or Detention Pending Sentencing). Subsection (a) requires the Court to detain the defendant unless clear and convincing evidence shows that the defendant will not flee or pose a danger to safety of any other person or the community. The Court found such evidence lacking on March 14, 1985. Subsection (b), relevant after sentencing, places a greater burden upon the convicted and sentenced defendant. The defendant is detained unless the Court finds that both § 3143(b)(1) and (b)(2) are met. Clearly, if the burden of proof of either subsection is not met, the defendant is detained. [1] There have been numerous recent circuit courts of appeal decisions interpreting the appeal clause in § 3143(b)(2). See e.g., United States Molt, 758 F.2d 1198 (7th Cir.1985); United States Crabtree, 754 F.2d 1200 (5th Cir.1985) (one judge); United States Handy, 761 F.2d 1279 (9th Cir.1985); United States Giancola, 754 F.2d 899 (14th Cir.1985); and United States 753 F.2d 19 (3rd Cir.1985). Although these decisions interpret this subsection in a new and important way, these cases are irrelevant to the instant determination. Here, the Court stands pat on its findings at the post-conviction, presentence hearing that there was no showing by clear and convincing evidence that the defendant was not likely to flee. The operative language of subsection 3143(a) is identical to the language of subsection 3143(b)(1) regarding risk of flight. Hence, the Court need not further evaluate subsection 3143(b)(2) as Rourke desires, because he must meet the burdens of both subsections, not just one or the other. ## II. [2] Rourke claims that the Bail Reform Act of 1984 is an ex post facto law under Article I, sec. 9 of the Constitution. Until October 12, 1984, the relevant statutory rules regarding bail pending appeal were as follows: A person ... who has been convicted of an offense and is either awaiting sentence or sentence review under section 3576 of this title [18 USCS § 3576] or has filed an appeal or a petition for a writ of certiorari, shall be treated in accordance with the pro- © 2008 Thomson/West. No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. Works. https://web2.westlaw.com/print/printstream.aspx?utid=%7bFEDF5709-3AEA-4F74-8619-... 4/10/2008 EFTA00191669 ```markdown 611 F.Supp. 860 611 F.Supp. 860 (Cite as: 611 F.Supp. 860) ``` Page 4 of 6 Page 4 visions of section 3146 [18 USCS § 3146] unless the court or judge has reason to believe that no one or more conditions of release will reasonably assure that the person will not flee or pose a danger to any other person or to the community. If such a risk of flight or danger is believed to exist, or if it appears that an appeal is frivolous or taken for delay, the person may be ordered detained... 18 U.S.C. § 3148 (repealed). As the Seventh Circuit stated recently in United States Molt, 758 F.2d 1198 (1985) (Posner, J.): "[T]he change in the standard for bail pending appeal is not an ex post facto law. Even though it may work to the disadvantage of a defendant, a procedural change is not ex post facto," citing Dobbert Florida, 432 U.S. 282, 293, 97 S.Ct. 2290, 2298, 53 L.Ed.2d 344 (1977); see e.g., United States ex rel Massarella Elrod, 682 F.2d 688, 689 (7th Cir.1982) (extending the statute of limitations); Dunn v. Maggio, 712 F.2d 998, 1001-02 (5th Cir.1983) (per curiam) (repealing pardon statute). It appears that the recent circuit decisions construing the Bail Reform Act of 1984 are in accord with the view, see, e.g., United States Crabtree, 754 F.2d 1200, 1201-02 (5th Cir.1985) (one judge); United States 753 F.2d 19, 21 (3rd Cir.1985). The Court follows these cases and rejects the ex post facto claim. ## III. Rourke also claims that the Bail Reform Act of 1984 is a prospective law, inapplicable to those admitted to bail prior to its effective date on October 12, 1984. cision would result in manifest injustice or where legislative history or statutory *868 direction is to the contrary. Bradley Richmond School Board, 416 U.S. 696, 711, 94 S.Ct. 2006, 2016, 40 L.Ed.2d 476 (1974); See National Posters, Inc. N.L.R.B., 720 F.2d 1358, 1363 (4th Cir.1983). The Court here addresses the Congressional intent and the issue of "manifest injustice". The Supreme Court has ruled that federal courts must apply the law in effect at the time it renders a decision, unless such a de- Rourke was admitted to bail in the amount of Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) in the Northern District of Oklahoma on July 30, 1984. The Bail Reform Act of 1966 was then in effect. He was free on bail at the effective date of the Bail Reform Act of 1984, yet the government made no attempt to seek his detention under the new statute's standards. However, after the jury returned a guilty verdict at his third trial, the government moved for his immediate detention. Under the new Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3143(b), the Court ordered Rourke's detention for the many reasons revealed in the transcript of the post-verdict detention hearing held on March 14, 1985. This Court reads 18 U.S.C. § 3143(b) as speaking in terms of conviction as the triggering event, i.e., “a person ... found guilty ... and sentenced to a term of imprisonment ... who has filed an appeal ... [is] detained, unless...” Rourke's conviction occurred on March 14, 1985 and his sentencing was on May 3, 1985. Upon sentencing, the Court must review the defendant's status under the criteria of 3143(b). A defendant's conviction and a finding of guilty by a jury is a markedly different status from presumed innocence and release on bail prior thereto. The statute recognizes the different status. The defendant in United States Zannino, 761 F.2d 52 (1st Cir.1985), was admitted © 2008 Thomson/West. No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. Works. https://web2.westlaw.com/print/printstream.aspx?utid=%7bFEDF5709-3AEA-4F74-8619-... 4/10/2008 EFTA00191670 ```markdown 611 F.Supp. 860 611 F.Supp. 860 (Cite as: 611 F.Supp. 860) ``` Page 5 of 6 Page 5 to bail before the Act's effective date. However, after its effective date, and before trial, the government moved for his detention under the "dangerous" defendant provisions of the new Act. See18 U.S.C. § 3143(a). The district Court affirmed the U.S. Magistrate, who refused to revoke bail under the Bail Reform Act of 1984, and the First Circuit reversed. [3] The First Circuit in Zannino noted that even under the prior Bail Reform Act of 1966, bail terms were “subject to review when changed circumstances require that the release be reappraised.” Zannino, supra, at 55. The Court cited 18 U.S.C. § 3146(e), repealed by18 U.S.C. § 3142(c), which reads in part: A judicial officer ordering the release of a person on any condition specified in this section may at any time amend his order to impose additional or different conditions of release. Id. Although Rourke is a sentenced and convicted defendant unlike Zannino, who was a pre-trial defendant, Rourke was equally subject to the repealed subsection above by virtue of repealed § 3148, which states that those “awaiting ... sentence review ... shall be treated in accordance with the provisions of section 3146 unless [there exists] a risk of flight or danger is believed to exist, or if it appears that an appeal is frivolous or taken for delay...” The Zannino court went on to state: Thus the release on bail allowed under the 1966 Act was not an absolute grant; defendants were given notice that a change in conditions or terms could bring about the revocation of the release. That statute, furthermore, created no expectation that conditions would not change. What has actually occurred with the passage of the pretrial detention provision may be considered a statutorily mandated change in those conditions... We hold that defendants released under the 1966 Bail Act must show their continued eligibility for bail by meeting the newly imposed conditions if this issue is affirmatively raised by the Government. Zannino, supra, at 55-56. It is plain that even under the prior Bail Reform Act of 1966 release on bail was modifiable and never a vested right; hence, Rourke would not profit from its applicability. *864 Under the rationale of Zannino, or under an interpretation that the Bail Reform Act of 1984 is a prospective law effectuating a procedural change which fully applied to Rourke upon his sentencing, the Court holds that no manifest injustice results in ordering Rourke to begin serving his sentence pending appeal. There is no indication of any kind in the legislative history of the Bail Reform Act of 1984 that Congress intended it to apply to certain classes of defendants and not to others, nor of the Act's retroactivity or prospectivity. Furthermore, since the Act had an obvious impact on pretrial detainees and postconviction defendants, any limitation on its applicability would have been expressed by Congress. See generally Zannino, supra, at 56-57. The Court recognizes that in United States Mitchell, 600 F.Supp. 164 (N.D.Cal.1985) Judge Patel held that the Bail Reform Act of 1984 was inapplicable to defendants admitted to bail under the prior, repealed Bail Reform Act of 1966. This Court is unable to discover any other reported decision to date following Mitchell. Indeed, in United States Allen, 605 F.Supp. 864 (W.D.Pa.1985), Judge Diamond rejected an “ex post facto law” © 2008 Thomson/West. No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. Works. https://web2.westlaw.com/print/printstream.aspx?utid=%7bFEDF5709-3AEA-4F74-8619-... 4/10/2008 EFTA00191671 Page 6 of 6 ```markdown 611 F.Supp. 860 611 F.Supp. 860 (Cite as: 611 F.Supp. 860) ``` Page 6 challenge and a “retroactivity” attack on the Bail Reform Act of 1984, by pre-trial detainees alleged to have committed crimes prior to the Act's passage. In another case, the First Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the “retroactivity” argument with respect to one charged before the new Act was effective and who sought pre-trial release. See United States Angiulo, 755 F.2d 969, 973-74 (1st Cir.1985). The Court therefore holds that the Bail Reform Act of 1984 is not an ex post facto law as applied to Rourke; that the Act is intended to apply to pending criminal matters such as the instant case and that a conviction by a jury is a substantial change in status of the defendant. Rourke shall remain incarcerated pending appeal. IT IS SO ORDERED. D.C.Va.,1985. U.S. Rourke 611 F.Supp. 860 END OF DOCUMENT © 2008 Thomson/West. No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. Works. https://web2.westlaw.com/print/printstream.aspx?utid=%7bFEDF5709-3AEA-4F74-8619-... 4/10/2008 EFTA00191672 U.S. v. GAVIRIA Cite as 828 F.2d 667 (11th Clr. 1987) 667 sarial role has long been well established. We agree with the district court that petitioner’s present claim is merely a variation of law that was well established at the time of the 1983 proceedings. The ends of justice can provide no exception in this case to the application of the abuse of the writ doctrine. The trial attorney could not prevent Ritter from testifying. Ritter’s testimony—which admitted all of the relevant facts, evidenced no remorse, affirmatively sought the death penalty, and threatened harm to the jurors should they fail to return a death sentence—would have undermined any defense which the attorney might have presented. Under these circumstances, we are confident that the “ends of justice” concept does not warrant an exception to the abuse doctrine. ## III. Conclusion Although we GRANT the petition to proceed *in forma pauperis*, since both claims raised by petitioner are barred by the abuse of the writ doctrine, and since this issue would not be debatable among jurists of reason, we conclude the petitioner's application for a certificate of probable cause should be DENIED. Accordingly, petitioner's emergency motion for a stay of execution is DENIED. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jorge Enrique GAVIRIA and Jose Elkin Echeverry, Defendants-Appellants. No. 87-5517. United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Sept. 3, 1987. Narcotics defendants appealed magistrate's order of pretrial detention. The United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, No. 87-303-CRLCN, Lenore Carrero Nesbitt, J., affirmed, and defendants took further appeal. The Court of Appeals, Hatchett, Circuit Judge, held that: (1) Government could proceed at pretrial detention hearing by way of proffer of evidence; (2) defendants' right to call adverse witnesses was conditional; and (3) defendants were not entitled to de novo hearing before district court. Affirmed. ## 1. Criminal Law ⇔ 1158(1) Court of Appeals applies plenary standard of review in considering appeals under Bail Reform Act, but purely factual findings of district court remain subject to clearly erroneous review standard. 18 U.S. C.A. § 3141 et seq. ## 2. Bail ⇔ 49(3) At pretrial detention hearing, Government as well as defense may proceed by proffering evidence, subject to discretion of judicial officer presiding at detention hearing. 18 U.S.C.A. § 1341 et seq. ## 3. Bail ⇔ 42, 49(5) Defendant in pretrial detention hearing has only conditional right to call adverse witnesses; judicial officer presiding at detention hearing is vested with discretion whether to allow defense counsel to call adverse witness with or without initial proffer of expected benefit of witness' testimony. 18 U.S.C.A. § 1341 et seq. ## 4. Bail ⇔ 49(5) Narcotics defendants were not entitled to de novo hearing to fully review magistrate's pretrial detention order which was based on proffers of evidence, where order was affirmed after reviewing Government's and defendants' memoranda of law and transcript of proceedings before magistrate. 18 U.S.C.A. § 1342(e). Milton Hirsch, Miami, Fla., for Gaviria. Samuel J. Rabin, Jr., Miami, Fla., for Echeverry. EFTA00191673 668 828 FEDERAL REPORTER, 2d SERIES Leon B. Kellner, U.S. Atty., Miami, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Before RONEY, Chief Judge, FAY and HATCHETT, Circuit Judges. ## HATCHETT, Circuit Judge: Jorge Enrique Gaviria and Jose Elkin Echeverry appeal the decision of the district court imposing pretrial detention pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3142(e). We affirm.¹ ## FACTS On April 30, 1987, Jorge Enrique Gaviria and Jose Elkin Echeverry were arrested and charged with several Title 21 narcotics offenses. The government requested temporary detention of Gaviria and Echeverry pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3142(d) after determining that they were in the United States illegally. On May 6, 1987, a United States Magistrate conducted a pretrial detention hearing pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3142(f) and ordered pretrial detention of Gaviria and Echeverry.² The magistrate based the pretrial detention order on risk of flight and dangers posed to the community as authorized by 18 U.S.C. § 3142(e). Gaviria and Echeverry requested a review of the magistrate's order and a *de novo* hearing before the district court, alleging that (1) the magistrate erroneously permitted the government to proceed by proffering evidence at the pretrial detention hearing; (2) defense counsel were not permitted to call as a witness the government's case agent, who was present at the detention hearing; and (3) Gaviria and Echeverry were interviewed by immigration agents while in custody without notice to their defense counsel. 1. This matter came to the court as a "Motion for Bail Pending Trial." We noted that 18 U.S.C. § 3145 provides for an appeal from a pretrial detention order. Under our rules and operating procedures, a single judge may determine a motion for bail pending appeal, but a panel must determine an appeal pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3145. 2. Title 18 U.S.C. § 3142(f) provides, in pertinent part, that: The judicial officer shall hold a hearing to determine whether any condition or combination of conditions set forth in subsection (c) of this section will reasonably assure the appearance of the person as required and the safety of any other person and the community... The district court, without a de novo hearing, affirmed the magistrate's order of pretrial detention noting that the government had met its burden under the Bail Reform Act. Gaviria and Echeverry urge this court to reverse the district court's order affirming their pretrial detention. They allege that (1) the magistrate erred in allowing the government to proceed by proffer; (2) defense counsel were erroneously prevented from calling the government's case agent as a witness; and (3) the district court erred in failing to conduct a de novo review of the pretrial detention proceedings.³ ## DISCUSSION [1] We note that this circuit has adopted the plenary standard of review in considering appeals under the Bail Reform Act. *United States v. Hurtado*, 779 F.2d 1467, 1470–73 (11th Cir.1985). Nevertheless, the purely factual findings of the district court remain subject to the clearly erroneous standard. *Hurtado*, 779 F.2d at 1472. At the hearing, the person has the right to be represented by counsel and, if financially unable to obtain adequate representation, to have counsel appointed. The person shall be afforded an opportunity to testify, to present witnesses, to cross-examine witnesses who appear at the hearing, and to present information by proffer or otherwise. The facts the judicial officer uses to support a finding pursuant to subsection (e) that no condition or combination of conditions will reasonably assure the safety of any other person 3. Gaviria and Echeverry have not raised before this court their contention that various statements made to agents of the U.S. Border Patrol were improperly introduced at the detention hearing. EFTA00191674 U.S. v. GAVIRIA Cite as 828 F.2d 667 (11th Ctr. 1987) 669 I. Gaviria and Echeverry contend that the magistrate committed error by allowing the government to proceed by proffer at the pretrial detention hearing and by improperly precluding defense counsel from calling as a witness the government's case agent who was present at the detention hearing. The district court, citing a decision of the Third Circuit, United States v. Delker, 757 F.2d 1390 (3d Cir.1985), stated that "the magistrate did not err in allowing the government to proceed by proffer during the pretrial detention hearing. Nor did the magistrate err in the defendants' request to call the case agent as a witness on their clients' behalf under section 3142(g)(2) of the Bail Reform Act." We agree. Although this circuit has not expressly addressed the issue of whether the government at a pretrial detention hearing may proceed solely by proffer, the court in Delker stated that the ‘procedural requirements for the pretrial detention hearing set forth in section 3142(f) are based on those of the District of Columbia statute which were held to meet constitutional due process requirements in *United States v. Edwards*,' 430 A.2d 1321 (D.C.App.1981) (en banc), *cert. denied*, 455 U.S. 1022, 102 S.Ct. 1721, 72 L.Ed.2d 141 (1982). S.Rep. No. 225, 98th Cong. at 1st Sess. at 22 (1983), *reprinted in* 1984 U.S. Code Cong. & Adm.News at 25 (Supp. 9A). *Delker*, 757 F.2d at 1395. In *Edwards*, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals held that “the information presented to the judicial officer by either the government or the defense may be by proffer...” *Edwards*, 430 A.2d at 1334. In *Edwards*, the court continued by stating that The legislative history of the statute confirms Congress' intent that the information upon which the judicial officer makes his findings need not be sworn testimony, and that the hearing is not designed to afford defendants a discovery device. Thus, in providing that the finding of substantial probability is to be based upon information presented 'by proffer or otherwise,' the House report anticipates 'that, as is the present practice under the Bail Reform Act, ... the use of sworn testimony will be the exception and not the rule...' [B]ail hearings under the Bail Reform Act, which frequently result in detention of the accused, proceed primarily by way of proffers. They are not formal trials requiring strict adherence to technical rules of evidence. If the court is dissatisfied with the nature of the proffer, it can always, within its discretion, insist on direct testimony. But discretion should be left to the court without imposing on it the burden of limiting admissibility to that it would permit a jury to hear. Edwards, 430 A.2d at 1334 (citation omitted) (original emphasis). Additionally, the United States Supreme Court recently held, in *United States v. Salerno and Cafero*, — U.S. —, 107 S.Ct. 2095, 95 L.Ed.2d 697 (1987), that under the Bail Reform Act of 1984, “Congress hoped to ‘give the courts adequate authority to make release decisions that give appropriate recognition to the danger a person may pose to others if released.’” *Salerno*, 107 S.Ct. at 2098 (citing S.Rep. No. 98–225 at 3). [2] In light of the legislative history and the relevant case law relating to the Bail Reform Act of 1984, we reject Gaviria's and Echeverry's contention that the magistrate erred in allowing the government to proceed at the pretrial detention hearing by way of proffer. We hold that the government as well as the defense may proceed by proffering evidence subject to the discretion of the judicial officer presiding at the detention hearing. [3] Gaviria and Echeverry also allege error because the magistrate refused defense counsels’ request to call the government case agent, who was present at the hearing, as a witness. We note that 18 U.S.C. § 3142(f) specifically provides that a defendant may testify, present witnesses, and cross-examine witnesses who appear at the detention hearing. The court in Edwards held, however, that: The legislative history does not discuss the scope of cross-examination permitted EFTA00191675 670 828 FEDERAL REPORTER, 2d SERIES of witnesses who are called by the government. Section 1322(c)(4) gives the accused the right ‘to present witnesses in his own behalf,’ but the House report states that the accused has only a conditional right to call adverse witnesses: He may not, of course, call witnesses who ordinarily would be expected to testify for the government at trial, unless he can proffer to the court in reasonable detail how he expects their testimony to negate substantial probability. *Edwards*, 430 A.2d at 1334 (original emphasis). We agree that the defendant in a pretrial detention hearing has only a conditional right to call adverse witnesses. We, however, do not adopt the procedural guideline under *Edwards* requiring the defendant to initially proffer to the court in detail how an adverse witness's testimony is expected to negate substantial probability as a prerequisite to calling such witness. The legislative history compels a finding that the judicial officer presiding at the detention hearing is vested with the discretion whether to allow defense counsel to call an adverse witness with or without an initial proffer of the expected benefit of the witness's testimony. Moreover, as the court in *Edwards* noted, "[t]he related trial right of compulsory process, as provided by the sixth amendment, guarantees that the defendant may compel the attendance of witnesses in his favor." *Edwards*, 430 A.2d at 1338 (emphasis added). ## II. [4] Gaviria and Echeverry next contend that the district court erred in failing to conduct a de novo hearing to fully review the magistrate's detention order which was based merely on proffers of evidence. The district court's order, however, expressly states that it affirmed the magistrate's order after reviewing "the Government's and Defendants' Memorandum of Law and the transcript of the proceedings before the Magistrate, in accordance with U.S. v. Hurtado, 779 F.2d 1467 (11th Cir.1985)." In Hurtado, we held that de novo review requires the court to exercise independent consideration of all facts properly before it and to include written findings of fact and a written statement of the reasons for the detention. *Hurtado*, 779 F.2d at 1480–81. We find that the district court's order in this case complies with the requirements under *Hurtado*, and we affirm the district court's denial of Gaviria's and Echeverry's request for a *de novo* hearing because the district court properly afforded *de novo* review of the magistrate's detention order. ## III. Gaviria and Echeverry also contend that the pretrial detention statute was unconstitutionally applied in this case. This claim is not persuasive. For the above-stated reasons, we hold that the application of section 3142 at the pretrial detention hearing in this case was wholly constitutional and procedurally correct. Accordingly, we affirm the decision of the district court. AFFIRMED David W. TROEDEL, Petitioner-Appellee, Cross-Appellant, Richard DUGGER, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, Respondent-Appellant, Cross-Appellee. No. 86-5860. United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Sept. 4, 1987. Richard E. Doran, Asst. Atty. Gen., Dept. of Legal Affairs, Miami, Fla., Peggy A. Quince, Dept. of Legal Affairs, Tampa, Fla., for respondent-appellant, cross-appellee. Capital Collateral Representative, Mark Evan Olive, Tallahassee, Fla., Steven H. Malone, Sp. Appointed Asst. Representa- EFTA00191676 Page 1 of 13 # Westlaw. 755 F.2d 969 755 F.2d 969 (Cite as: 755 F.2d 969) Page 1 C U.S. . Angiulo C.A.Mass.,1985. United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, Gennaro J. ANGIULO, Defendant, Appellant. No. 84-1745. Heard Jan. 10, 1985. Decided Feb. 25, 1985. An accused sought release from pretrial detention. The United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, David S. Nelson, J., applying the Bail Reform Act of 1984, ordered that accused remain in custody. Accused appealed on ground that the Bail Reform Act did not apply to one like him whom Government had charged before Act took effect. The Court of Appeals, Breyer, Circuit Judge, held that standards of the Bail Reform Act were applicable to one who was incarcerated and seeking release when Act became law. ## Affirmed. ## West Headnotes ## [1] Bail 49 ⇌ 39 49 Bail 49II In Criminal Prosecutions 49k39 k. Nature and Scope of Remedy. Most Cited Cases Standards of the Bail Reform Act were applicable to one who was incarcerated and seeking release when Act became law. 18 U.S.C.A. § 3141 et seq. [2] Bail 49 ⇌ 49(3.1) 49 Bail 49II In Criminal Prosecutions 49k49 Proceedings to Admit to Bail 49k49(3) Evidence 49k49(3.1) k. In General. Most Cited Cases (Formerly 49k49(3)) District court could rely on evidence obtained by electronic surveillance, legality of which accused challenged, in considering whether to grant bail under Bail Reform Act. 18 U.S.C.A. § 3141 et seq. ## [3] Bail 49 ⇌ 49(3.1) 49 Bail 49II In Criminal Prosecutions 49k49 Proceedings to Admit to Bail 49k49(3) Evidence 49k49(3.1) k. In General Most Cited Cases (Formerly 49k49(3)) Materials under seal offered legally sufficient basis for district court to conclude under the Bail Reform Act that no condition or combination of conditions imposed on release of accused would reasonably assure safety of any other person and the community. 18 U.S.C.A. §§ 3141 et seq., 3142(e). *969 James L. Sultan, Boston, Mass., with whom Joseph T. Travaline, Burlington, Mass., was on brief, for defendant, appellant. Diane M. Kottmyer, Boston, Mass., with whom Ernest S. Dinisco, Jane E. Serene, Sp. Attys., William F. Weld, U.S. Atty. and Jeremiah T. O'Sullivan, Sp. Atty., Boston, Mass., were on brief, for appellee. Before BREYER, ALDRICH and TORRUELLA, Circuit Judges. © 2008 Thomson/West. No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. Works. https://web2.westlaw.com/print/printstream.aspx?utid=%7bFEDF5709-3AEA-4F74-8619-... 4/10/2008 EFTA00191677
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Page 2 of 13 BREYER, Circuit Judge. The district court, applying the Bail Reform Act of 1984, found that the release of Gennaro Anguilo from pretrial detention would put at risk the "safety" of the community, and it ordered that he remain in custody. Anguilo appeals, on the ground that the new Bail Reform Act does not apply to one like him whom the government had charged before the new Act took effect. Since we do not agree with this claim, since Anguilo makes no significant constitutional challenge to the new statute on this appeal, and since we find that the district court's order has sufficient evidentiary support, we affirm the district court's decision. ## I Page 2 The basic procedural facts are the following. On September 19, 1983, a grand jury charged appellant with several serious federal crimes. On September 20, the government brought appellant before a magistrate, who ordered him held without bail lest he flee the jurisdiction-a decision that the district court affirmed. In early January, 1984, this court upheld the lawfulness of appellant's pretrial confinement, finding the evidence of risk of flight sufficient to make this a “rare case of extreme and unusual circumstances that justifies pretrial detention without bail.” United States Anguilo, No. 83-1965 (1st Cir. Jan. 5, 1984), quoting United States Abrahams, 575 F.2d 3, 8 (1st Cir.), cert. *970 denied, 439 U.S. 821, 99 S.Ct. 85, 58 L.Ed.2d 112 (1978). During 1984 appellant first asked the magistrate and then twice asked the district court to reconsider his circumstances. See Bail Reform Act of 1966, 18 U.S.C. former §§ 3146(d) and 3147(a). On October 9, 1984, the district court wrote that it was "prepared to order" that appellant be released under conditions "tantamount to house arrest"; and, it asked the government to suggest appropriate safeguards. In response, the government noted that the new Bail Reform Act had just become law (on October 12, 1984); it asked the court to continue appellant's detention under the new Act's "dangerousness" provisions. On October 19, the court ordered appellant's continued detention. Subsequently, in a memorandum of October 23, the court wrote that its stated intention in its prior decision to release the defendant on bail is withdrawn, and the government's motion that the defendant be detained pending trial as required by the Bail Reform Act of 1984 is allowed. Anguilo appeals from the district court's decision. ## II [1] The basic legal issue in this case is whether the standards of the new Bail Reform Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3141et seq., apply to one who, like appellant, was incarcerated (and seeking release) on October 12, 1984, when the new Act became law. The Act itself does not say. It speaks of an "effective date" of "October 12, 1984," but it is silent as to whether, or to what extent, it applies to those charged before that date. Its language neither precludes nor mandates such application. Similarly, the parties have not been able to point to anything in the legislative history of the Act that suggests Congress explicitly considered the question. We have found, however, two sources of authority that point towards a proper legal answer. © 2008 Thomson/West. No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. Works. https://web2.westlaw.com/print/printstream.aspx?utid=%7bFEDF5709-3AEA-4F74-8619-... 4/10/2008 EFTA00191678
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Page 3 of 13 Page 3 First, courts often turn to various "canons" of construction to interpret statutes that are silent or ambiguous. See generally, e.g., C. Sands, Statutes and Statutory Construction (4th ed. 1984); R. Dickerson, The Interpretation and Application of Statutes (1975). One such canon, relevant here, interprets new statutes and other new law to reflect an intent to apply to cases in the process of being decided at the time the new law takes effect. This canon, or principle, is reflected in Chief Justice Marshall's well known statement that, if subsequent to the judgment and before the decision of the appellate court, a law intervenes and positively changes the rule which governs, the law must be obeyed... United States Schooner Peggy, 5 U.S. (1 Cranch) 102, 109, 2 L.Ed. 49 (1801). This principle is embodied in the Supreme Court's holding that a new law applies to a case in progress unless applying it "would result in manifest injustice or there is statutory direction or legislative history to the contrary." Bradley Richmond School Board, 416 U.S. 696, 711, 94 S.Ct. 2006, 2016, 40 L.Ed.2d 476 (1974); New England Power Co. United States, 693 F.2d 239, 244 (1st Cir.1982). The case before us is one that was pending on October 12. The district court had not reached a final decision about appellant's application for release. Since nothing in the new Bail Reform Act or its legislative history says that the Act does not apply, Bradley requires us to look to the "justice" or "injustice" of the new Act's application. We do not believe it "unjust" to apply the new Act to those, like appellant, who were in custody on October 12, 1984, because those then in custody are unlikely to have relied to their detriment upon the continued application of prior law. In this respect there is an important difference between persons in custody on October 12 and those free on bail. The latter might claim that they have relied upon continued freedom in making plans for their trial defense, or in making other important plans; and the threat of incarceration might disrupt those plans. The former, however, could not have reasonably relied *971* upon the freedom promised them under prior law, for they were committed to custody under that law. At best theirs was a hope for freedom that changing circumstances might, or might not, have let them realize. Without a showing of likely significant and justified reliance those in custody fall outside both Bradley's exception and the scope of other canons that disfavor "retroactive" application of new statutes. See, e.g., United States Security Industrial Bank, 459 U.S. 70, 79, 103 S.Ct. 407, 412, 74 L.Ed.2d 235 (1982); Greene United States, 376 U.S. 149, 160, 84 S.Ct. 615, 621, 11 L.Ed.2d 576 (1964); United States Heth, 7 U.S. (3 Cranch) 399, 413, 2 L.Ed. 479 (1806). These canons basically seek to protect the interests of those who have reasonably relied upon the legal status quo. See 2 C. Sands, Statutes and Statutory Construction §§ 41.04, 41.05 (4th ed. 1973). An inability to find such likely reliance by those incarcerated indicates that application of the new law is not unjust, and that Congress therefore likely intended the new law to apply, at least to pending proceedings involving incarcerated persons. Applying a canon like Bradley's to discern congressional intent is not simply to indulge in a legal fiction. The Bradley rule (reflecting the Schooner Peggy principle) is well established. Legislative draftsmen and © 2008 Thomson/West. No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. Works. https://web2.westlaw.com/print/printstream.aspx?utid=%7bFEDF5709-3AEA-4F74-8619-... 4/10/2008 EFTA00191679
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Page 4 of 13 Page 4 their legal advisors often refer to well established interpretive principles when preparing statutory language. A court decision consistent with such a principle is more likely than its opposite to reflect what congressional staffs, advisors, witnesses, interest groups, and legislators themselves believe will occur despite a legislative history that is silent. (In fact, silence may reflect an absence of controversy, not congressional indifference to the result.) At the same time consistent judicial adherence to interpretive principles eases the task of drafting legislation by pointing to likely future interpretive results without requiring statutory language on every point. These practical institutional considerations as well as legal theory recommend adherence to Bradley's interpretive rule here. Second, a consideration of the new Act's basic purposes suggests that legislators, with those purposes in mind, would likely favor the Act's application to those in custody. Cf. Mayburg Secretary of Health and Human Services, 740 F.2d 100, 104-07 (1st Cir.1984). The Act has at least two objectives. On the one hand, it seeks to prevent the "arbitrary use of high money bail as a way to assure a defendant's incarceration." S.Rep. No. 225, 98th Cong., 1st Sess. 9-10 (1983) U.S.Code Cong. & Admin.News 1984 pp. 1, 11, 12 ("It has been suggested that pretrial detention under" the former Bail Act "is often the result of intentional imposition of excessively stringent release conditions, and in particular high money bonds"). See Hearings before the Subcommittee on the Constitution of the Senate Comm. on the Judiciary, 97th Cong., 1st Sess. 100, 181, 216-17 (1982). It therefore states explicitly what the prior statute said implicitly, that a "judicial officer may not impose a financial condition that results in the pretrial detention of any person.” 18 U.S.C. § 3142(c). (See Appendix, infra, for text of relevant portions of the Act.) On the other hand, the new Act broadens the courts' authority to detain “dangerous” persons prior to trial. It requires magistrates and judges to focus on the question of danger directly, and allows them, after a hearing, to keep in custody not only defendants who pose a serious risk of flight, but also those who seriously threaten the “safety” of others or of “the community.” 18 U.S.C. § 3142(e). Thus the statute seeks to assure release of the defendant who is “safe but poor” while allowing detention of a dangerous defendant financially capable of posting a bond. Given these purposes, it is difficult to see why Congress would not want the new law to apply to those incarcerated at the time it was enacted. To apply the new Act's specific language to the "safe but poor" defendant furthers Congress's statutory objective, benefits the defendant, and deprives the government of nothing to which it was entitled under the old law, cf. former *972 18 U.S.C. § 3146(a), or the new. To apply it (in what must be an unusual situation) to a "dangerous" person previously held as a "flight risk" also furthers Congress's statutory objectives by keeping those persons in custody. Although application of the new statute works to the disadvantage of any such defendant who otherwise would be released, nothing in the new Act or its history suggests congressional solicitude for this category of defendant. Indeed, the only possible offsetting consideration to repeated congressional declarations that such defendants should be kept in custody, see S.Rep., supra, at 10-12, would be some special consideration of "fairness." But, as we have already said, we can find nothing unfair about applying the new Act to one already in custody and © 2008 Thomson/West. No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. Works. https://web2.westlaw.com/print/printstream.aspx?utid=%7bFEDF5709-3AEA-4F74-8619-... 4/10/2008 EFTA00191680
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Page 5 of 13 to a judicial proceeding already in progress. Page 5 In sum, principles of statutory construction resting upon fairness and consideration of the statute's purposes both suggest that Congress intended the statute to apply in cases like the one before us. We next consider four arguments to the contrary. First, Anguilo points to § 3142(f) of the new Act. That section says that the magistrate or judge will decide whether to detain or to release a defendant after a "detention hearing" which shall be held immediately upon the person's first appearance before the judicial officer unless that person or the attorney for the government seeks a continuance [for a maximum of five days and two days respectively]. Anguilo points out that this detention hearing could not have been held "immediately" in the case of a person first detained before the provision became law (October 12, 1984). He concludes from this fact that the new law was not meant to apply to such a person. This conclusion, however, rests too much upon too little. The object of § 3142(f)'s quoted language is to guarantee a speedy bail determination, to prevent the magistrate or judge from ordering the defendant temporarily detained (see18 U.S.C. § 3142(d)), and then holding the key "detention" hearing at some much later time. S.Rep., supra, at 21-22. The language does not say that if, for some special reason, one cannot hold the key hearing "immediately," the entire Act no longer applies. Nor does it forbid application of the Act's standards at other hearings, say those at which a magistrate reconsiders previously ordered incarceration. We concede that the way in which § 3142(c) is to be applied seems slightly confusing because of an odd procedural omission in the new Act. Congress apparently has not enacted an explicit procedural counterpart to § 3146(d) of the former 1966 Act, which provided for magistrate or district court reconsideration of a detention order. As far as we can tell, § 3142(f) of the new Act governs the magistrate's (or judge's) initial decision whether to detain or to release a defendant on conditions. The last sentence of § 3142(c) then allows the magistrate or judge "at any time" to "amend" a release order. But, the Act nowhere says how one detained can seek a new determination in light of changed circumstances. (Section 3145, at first blush, may seem to provide for such review; but in fact it does not, for it governs only what are in essence appeals, from magistrate to district court and from district court to court of appeals). After reviewing the legislative history, we have concluded that this procedural omission was inadvertent, for Congress nowhere expresses any intent to deny a person in custody the right to ask for reconsideration. In the absence of an express statutory reconsideration provision, the magistrate and district court nonetheless possess inherent power to reconsider previous detention orders-an inherent power to modify (or revoke) previous bail orders that the 1966 Act's statutory provisions "merely embodied." C. Wright, *Federal Practice and Procedure: Criminal 2d* § 769. See Stack Boyle, 342 U.S. 1, 11, 72 S.Ct. 1, 6, 96 L.Ed. 1 (1951) (opinion of Jackson, J.); Fernandez United States, 81 S.Ct. 642, 644, 5 L.Ed.2d 683 (1961) (opinion of Circuit Justice Harlan) ("District courts have authority as an incident*973 of their inherent powers ... to re- © 2008 Thomson/West. No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. Works. https://web2.westlaw.com/print/printstream.aspx?utid=%7bFEDF5709-3AEA-4F74-8619-... 4/10/2008 EFTA00191681
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Page 6 of 13 Page 6 voke bail”); United States Black, 543 F.2d 35, 37 (7th Cir.1976) (“[T]he same statute which explicitly empowers the district court to impose conditions upon release pending appeal, implicitly empowers the court to make such adjustments in those conditions as circumstances may necessitate.”). We conclude that the proceeding under review is properly characterized from a procedural perspective as such a reconsideration by the district court of its prior detention order. Regardless, this procedural problem does not help appellant, for the question remains what standards Congress intended a magistrate or court to apply at a reconsideration hearing. And for the reasons previously stated, we believe that Congress wanted (or would have wanted) the new Act's standards applied to one then being held in custody. Second, the parties point to three recent cases deciding similar issues. The government notes that in United States Payden, 598 F.Supp. 1388 (S.D.N.Y.1984), the district court upheld application of the new law to a defendant arraigned before October 12. Appellant notes that in two other cases the courts denied application of the new Act to persons arraigned before its enacting. In the first of these, however, the Eleventh Circuit refused per curiam to apply the new law to persons whose "release was ordered by the district court before the new law became effective." United States Fernandez-Toledo, 749 F.2d 703 (11th Cir.1985) (per curiam). The court ruled the new statute inapplicable because, in its view, defendants' "right to bail had already vested." It treated the appellants as if they were persons free on bail before October 12. In doing so, it treated them as outside the rationale of this opinion. See pp. 970-971, supra. And, we therefore do not consider it as conflicting. In United States Mitchell, 600 F.Supp. 164 (D.Cal.1985), a California district court held the new Act inapplicable in circumstances much like this one. The California court, however, based its decision upon the reliance interests of those released on bail before October 12. The court did not distinguish between the class of released persons and the class of persons in custody. It seems to us, however, that the fact of custody (and the consequent small likelihood of significant reliance) makes an important and meaningful difference. Moreover, the “in custody/at liberty” distinction is simple and easy to administer. Cf. United States Mitchell, supra, at 168-169. Thus, we believe we can best effectuate likely congressional intent by applying the new Act's standards to those detained at the time of its enactment. Third, appellant claims that the district court is applying new law “retroactively,” and he invokes a series of cases that, he says, forbid “retroactivity.” See United States Security Industrial Bank, 459 U.S. 70, 79, 103 S.Ct. 407, 412, 74 L.Ed.2d 235 (1982); Greene United States, 376 U.S. 149, 160, 84 S.Ct. 615, 621, 11 L.Ed.2d 576 (1964); United States Heth, 7 U.S. (3 Cranch) 399, 413, 2 L.Ed. 479 (1806); Addison Bulk Food Carriers, Inc., 489 F.2d 1041, 1042-43 (1st Cir.1974). “Retroactivity,” however, is a relative, not an absolute, notion. The law before us is not retroactive in the sense of punishing or rewarding conduct previously carried out, see, e.g., Weaver Graham, 450 U.S. 24, 28, 101 S.Ct. 960, 963, 67 L.Ed.2d 17 (1981); Calder Bull, 3 U.S. (3 Dall.) 385, 390, 1 L.Ed. 648 (1978). On the other hand, it is retroactive in the sense that it applies to one already charged when the law was enacted. In these circumstances, the word “retroactive” does not itself an- © 2008 Thomson/West. No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. Works. https://web2.westlaw.com/print/printstream.aspx?utid=%7bFEDF5709-3AEA-4F74-8619-... 4/10/2008 EFTA00191682
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Page 7 of 13 Page 7 swer the applicability question. Rather, one must look beneath the word to the functional considerations that it embodies. And, doing so, for reasons stated at pp. 970-971, leads us to conclude that the new Act applies here. Fourth, appellant argues that his case ought to be considered like that of a person released, not a person in custody, for, he says, the district court had ordered him released before October 12. As a practical matter, however, appellant had not been released. As a formal matter, the court had made no final decision to release him. Rather, the new Act became law and was *974 brought to the attention of the district court while it was in the midst of deciding what to do with appellant's motion for release. The court had not ordered appellant's release. On October 9, the court said it was "prepared" to do so; it later characterized its decision as "tentative"; and it spoke in its October 23 memorandum of its previous "intention." On January 9, 1985, the court characterized its decision as one made in response to an ongoing motion for modification. United States Zannino, Cr. No. 83-235-N, slip op. at 5 n. 1 (D.Mass. Jan. 9, 1985). Moreover, a release order by the district court would have been appealable under § 3145, and therefore not "final" in this additional sense. Thus, both formal and practical considerations require us to treat this case as one involving the application of the new Bail Act's standards to one presently in custody. And for the reasons stated, the Act's new standards apply. ## III [2] Appellant argues that, even if the new Act applies, the government has not proved by the “clear and convincing” evidence that the Act requires that he poses a danger to "the safety of any other person and the community." 18 U.S.C. § 3142(f). He first claims that the district court could not rely on the evidence obtained by electronic surveillance, the legality of which he challenges. We previously wrote, however, in In re Globe Newspaper, 729 F.2d 47, 54 (1st Cir.1984), a case in which both defendant and the government were parties, that the provisions of federal law "allow the disclosure of [information obtained through electronic surveillance] to the court conducting ... bail hearings," at least until a court has decided that the material was not obtained legally. Otherwise, the challenge of a defendant to lawfully obtained materials might prove sufficient to keep highly relevant information from the judicial officer or to delay the initial bail hearing, contrary to the "immediacy" requirement of § 3142(f). [3] Appellant also argues that the materials on which the district court relied (including those obtained from electronic surveillance) are stale or irrelevant or conclusory and, in any event, even when taken together are insufficient for the district court's conclusion. Those materials are under seal. We have examined them, and we conclude that they offer a legally sufficient basis for the district court to conclude that "no condition or combination of conditions [imposed on release] will reasonably assure ... the safety of any other person and the community." 18 U.S.C. § 3142(e). Finally, appellant argues that the district court held that he was as dangerous inside jail as outside; hence there is no rational basis for holding him. Given the fact that common sense strongly suggests that detention must have some effect on "danger," we do not believe the district court meant with absolute literalness that © 2008 Thomson/West. No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. Works. https://web2.westlaw.com/print/printstream.aspx?utid=%7bFEDF5709-3AEA-4F74-8619-... 4/10/2008 EFTA00191683
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Page 8 of 13 Page 8 the risks appellant poses to others in the community are precisely the same whether or not he is detained. In any event, we are unwilling to assume it meant this in the absence of a showing in the record that the court focused directly on the issue that appellant's counsel now raises. Again we note that appellant does not now challenge the basic constitutionality of the new Act's "dangerousness" provisions. On the basis of our resolution of the issues he has presented to us on this appeal, we believe the district court's decision is legally correct, and that decision is Affirmed. ## APPENDIX ## 18 U.S.C. §§ 3142 , 3145 “§ 3142 . Release or detention of a defendant pending trial “(a) In General.-Upon the appearance before a judicial officer of a person charged with an offense, the judicial officer shall issue an order that, pending trial, the person be- “(1) released on his personal recognizance or upon execution of an unsecured *975 appearance bond, pursuant to the provisions of subsection (b); “(2) released on a condition or combination of conditions pursuant to the provisions of subsection (c); “(3) temporarily detained to permit revocation of conditional release, deportation, or exclusion pursuant to the provisions of subsection (d); or “(4) detained pursuant to the provisions of subsection (e). "(b) Release on Personal Recognizance or Unsecured Appearance Bond.-The judicial officer shall order the pretrial release of the person on his personal recognizance, or upon execution of an unsecured appearance bond in an amount specified by the court, subject to the condition that the person not commit a Federal, State, or local crime during the period of his release, unless the judicial officer determines that such release will not reasonably assure the appearance of the person as required or will endanger the safety of any other person or the community. “(c) Release on Conditions.-If the judicial officer determines that the release described in subsection (b) will not reasonably assure the appearance of the person as required or will endanger the safety of any other person or the community, he shall order the pretrial release of the person- “(1) subject to the condition that the person not commit a Federal, State, or local crime during the period of release, and “(2) subject to the least restrictive further condition, or combination of conditions, that he determines will reasonably assure the appearance of the person as required and the safety of any other person and the community, which may include the condition that the person- “(A) remain in the custody of a designated person, who agrees to supervise him and to report any violation of a release condition to the court, if the designated person is able reasonably to assure the judicial officer that the person will appear as required and will not © 2008 Thomson/West. No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. Works. https://web2.westlaw.com/print/printstream.aspx?utid=%7bFEDF5709-3AEA-4F74-8619-... 4/10/2008 EFTA00191684
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Page 9 of 13 Page 9 pose a danger to the safety of any other person or the community; “(B) maintain employment, or, if unemployed, actively seek employment; “(C) maintain or commence an educational program; “(D) abide by specified restrictions on his personal associations, place of abode, or travel; “(E) avoid all contact with an alleged victim of the crime and with a potential witness who may testify concerning the offense; “(F) report on a regular basis to a designated law enforcement agency, pretrial services agency, or other agency; “(G) comply with a specified curfew; “(H) refrain from possessing a firearm, destructive device, or other dangerous weapon; “(I) refrain from excessive use of alcohol, or any use of a narcotic drug or other controlled substance, as defined in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802), without a prescription by a licensed medical practitioner; “(J) undergo available medical or psychiatric treatment including treatment for drug or alcohol dependency, and remain in a specified institution if required for that purpose; “(K) execute an agreement to forfeit upon failing to appear as required, such designated property, including money, as is reasonably necessary to assure the appearance of the person as required, and post with the court such indicia of ownership of the property or such percentage of the money as the judicial officer may specify; “(L) execute a bail bond with solvent sureties in such amount as is reasonably necessary to assure the appearance of the person as required; “(M) return to custody for specified hours following release for employment, schooling, or other limited purposes; and *976 “(N) satisfy any other condition that is reasonably necessary to assure the appearance of the person as required and to assure the safety of any other person and the community. The judicial officer may not impose a financial condition that results in the pretrial detention of the person. The judicial officer may at any time amend his order to impose additional or different conditions of release. “(d) Temporary Detention To Permit Revocation of Conditional Release, Deportation, or Exclusion.-If the judicial officer determines that- “(1) the person- “(A) is, and was at the time the offense was committed, on- “(i) release pending trial for a felony under Federal, State, or local law; “(ii) release pending imposition or execution of sentence, appeal of sentence or conviction, or completion of sentence, for any offense under Federal, State, or local law; or © 2008 Thomson/West. No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. Works. https://web2.westlaw.com/print/printstream.aspx?utid=%7bFEDF5709-3AEA-4F74-8619-... 4/10/2008 EFTA00191685
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Page 10 of 13 Page 10 “(iii) probation or parole for any offense under Federal, State, or local law; or “(B) is not a citizen of the United States or lawfully admitted for permanent residence, as defined in section 101(a)(20) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20)); and “(2) the person may flee or pose a danger to any other person or the community; he shall order the detention of the person, for a period of not more than ten days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, and direct the attorney for the Government to notify the appropriate court, probation or parole official, or State or local law enforcement official, or the appropriate official of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. If the official fails or declines to take the person into custody during that period, the person shall be treated in accordance with the other provisions of this section, notwithstanding the applicability of other provisions of law governing release pending trial or deportation or exclusion proceedings. If temporary detention is sought under paragraph (1)(B), the person has the burden of proving to the court that he is a citizen of the United States or is lawfully admitted for permanent residence. "(e) Detention.-If, after a hearing pursuant to the provisions of subsection (f), the judicial officer finds that no condition or combination of conditions will reasonably assure the appearance of the person as required and the safety of any other person and the community, he shall order the detention of the person prior to trial. In a case described in (f)(1), a rebuttable presumption arises that no condition or combination of conditions will reasonably assure the safety of any other person and the community if the judge finds that- “(1) the person has been convicted of a Federal offense that is described in subsection (f)(1), or of a State or local offense that would have been an offense described in section (f)(1) if a circumstance giving rise to Federal jurisdiction had existed; “(2) the offense described in paragraph (1) was committed while the person was on release pending trial for a Federal, State, or local offense; and “(3) a period of not more than five years has elapsed since the date of conviction, or the release of the person from imprisonment, for the offense described in paragraph (1), whichever is later. Subject to rebuttal by the person, it shall be presumed that no condition or combination of conditions will reasonably assure the appearance of the person as required and the safety of the community if the judicial officer finds that there is probable cause to believe that the person committed an offense for which a maximum term of imprisonment of ten years or more is prescribed in the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) , the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 951 et seq.), section 1 of the Act of September 15, 1980 (21 U.S.C. 955a), or an offense under section 924(c) title 18 of the United States Code. *977 “(f) Detention Hearing.-The judicial officer shall hold a hearing to determine whether any condition or combination of conditions set forth in subsection (c) will reasonably assure the appearance of the person as required and the safety of any © 2008 Thomson/West. No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. Works. https://web2.westlaw.com/print/printstream.aspx?utid=%7bFEDF5709-3AEA-4F74-8619-... 4/10/2008 EFTA00191686
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Page 11 of 13 Page 11 other person and the community in a case- “(1) upon motion of the attorney for the Government, that involves- “(A) a crime of violence; “(B) an offense for which the maximum sentence is life imprisonment or death; “(C) an offense for which a maximum term of imprisonment of ten years or more is prescribed in the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 951 et seq.), or section 1 of the Act of September 15, 1980 (21 U.S.C. 955a); or “(D) any felony committed after the person had been convicted of two or more prior offenses described in subparagraphs (A) through (C), or two or more State or local offenses that would have been offenses described in subparagraphs (A) through (C) if a circumstance giving rise to Federal jurisdiction had existed; or “(2) Upon motion of the attorney for the Government or upon the judicial officer's own motion, that involves- “(A) a serious risk that the person will flee; “(B) a serious risk that the person will obstruct or attempt to obstruct justice, or threaten, injure, or intimidate, or attempt to threaten, injure, or intimidate, a prospective witness or juror. The hearing shall be held immediately upon the person's first appearance before the judicial officer unless that person, or the attorney for the Government, seeks a continuance. Except for good cause, a continuance on motion of the person may not exceed five days, and continance on motion of the attorney for the Government may not exceed three days. During a continuance, the person shall be detained, and the judicial officer, on motion of the attorney for the Government or on his own motion, may order that, while in custody, a person who appears to be a narcotics addict receive a medical examination to determine whether he is an addict. At the hearing, the person has the right to be represented by counsel, and, if he is financially unable to obtain adequate representation, to have counsel appointed for him. The person shall be afforded an opportunity to testify, to present witnesses on his own behalf, to cross-examine witnesses who appear at the hearing, and to present information by proffer or otherwise. The rules concerning admissibility of evidence in criminal trials do not apply to the presentation and consideration of information at the hearing. The facts the judicial officer uses to support a finding pursuant to subsection (e) that no condition or combination of conditions will reasonably assure the safety of any other person and the community shall be supported by clear and convincing evidence. The person may be detained pending completion of the hearing. “(g) Factors To Be Considered.-The judicial officer shall, in determining whether there are conditions of release that will reasonably assure the appearance of the person as required and the safety of any other person and the community, take into account the available information concerning- “(1) the nature and circumstances of the offense charged, including whether the offense is a crime of violence or involves © 2008 Thomson/West. No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. Works. https://web2.westlaw.com/print/printstream.aspx?utid=%7bFEDF5709-3AEA-4F74-8619-... 4/10/2008 EFTA00191687
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Page 12 of 13 Page 12 a narcotic drug; “(2) the weight of the evidence against the person; “(3) the history and characteristics of the person, including- “(A) his character, physical and mental condition, family ties, employment, financial resources, length of residence in the community, community ties, past conduct, history relating to drug or alcohol abuse, criminal history, and record concerning appearance at court proceedings; and *978 “(B) whether, at the time of the current offense or arrest, he was on probation, or parole, or on other release pending trial, sentencing, appeal, or completion of sentence for an offense under Federal, State, or local law; and "(4)the nature and seriousness of the danger to any person or the community that would be posed by the person's release. In considering the conditions of release described in subsection (c)(2)(K) or (c)(2)(L), the judicial officer may upon his own motion, or shall upon the motion of the Government, conduct an inquiry into the source of the property to be designated for potential forfeiture or offered as collateral to secure a bond, and shall decline to accept the designation, or the use as collateral, of property that, because of its source, will not reasonably assure the appearance of the person as required. “(h) Contents of Release Order.-In a release order issued pursuant to the provisions of subsection (b) or (c), the judicial officer shall- “(1) include a written statement that sets forth all the conditions to which the release is subject, in a manner sufficiently clear and specific to serve as a guide for the person's conduct; and “(2) advise the person of- “(A) the penalties for violating a condition of release, including the penalties for committing an offense while on pretrial release; “(B) the consequences of violating a condition of release, including the immediate issuance of a warrant for the person's arrest; and “(C) the provisions of sections 1503 of this title (relating to intimidation of witnesses, jurors, and officers of the court), 1510 (relating to obstruction of criminal investigations), 1512 (tampering with a witness, victim, or an informant), and 1513 (retaliating against a witness, victim, or an informant).” “(i) Contents of Detention Order.-In a detention order issued pursuant to the provisions of subsection (e), the judicial officer shall- “(1) include written findings of fact and a written statement of the reasons for the detention; “(2) direct that the person be committed to the custody of the Attorney General for confinement in a corrections facility separate, to the extent practicable, from persons awaiting or serving sentences or being held in custody pending appeal; “(3) direct that the person be afforded reasonable opportunity for private consultation with his counsel; and © 2008 Thomson/West. No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. Works. https://web2.westlaw.com/print/printstream.aspx?utid=%7bFEDF5709-3AEA-4F74-8619-... 4/10/2008 EFTA00191688 Page 13 of 13
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Page 13 “(4) direct that, on order of a court of the United States or on request of an attorney for the Government, the person in charge of the corrections facility in which the person is confined deliver the person to a United States marshal for the purpose of an appearance in connection with a court proceeding. The judicial officer may, by subsequent order, permit the temporary release of the person, in the custody of a United States marshal or another appropriate person, to the extent that the judicial officer determines such release to be necessary for preparation of the person's defense or for another compelling reason. “(j) Presumption of Innocence.-Nothing in this section shall be construed as modifying or limiting the presumption of innocence. ## “§ 3145. Review and appeal of a release or detention order "(a) Review of a Release Order.-If a person is ordered released by a magistrate, or by a person other than a judge of a court having original jurisdiction over the offense and other than a Federal appellate court- “(1) the attorney for the Government may file with the court having original jurisdiction over the offense, a motion for revocation of the order or amendment of the conditions of release, and “(2) the person may file, with the court having original jurisdiction over the offense,*979 a motion for amendment of the conditions of release. The motion shall be determined promptly. “(b) Review of a Detention Order.-If a person is ordered detained by a magistrate, or by a person other than a judge of a court having original jurisdiction over the offense and other than a Federal appellate court, the person may file, with the court having original jurisdiction over the offense, a motion for revocation or amendment of the order. The motion shall be determined promptly. "(c)Appeal From a Release or Detention Order.-An appeal from a release or detention order, or from a decision denying revocation or amendment of such an order, is governed by the provisions of section 1291 of title 28 and section 3731 of this title. The appeal shall be determined promptly." C.A.Mass.,1985. U.S. Angiulo 755 F.2d 969 END OF DOCUMENT © 2008 Thomson/West. No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. Works. https://web2.westlaw.com/print/printstream.aspx?utid=%7bFEDF5709-3AEA-4F74-8619-... 4/10/2008 EFTA00191689 # Westlaw. 761 F.2d 52 761 F.2d 52 (Cite as: 761 F.2d 52) Page 1 of 10 Page 1 # H U.S. . Zannino C.A.I (Mass.), 1985. United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, Appellant, Ilario M.A. ZANNINO, Defendant, Appellee. No. 85-1070. Argued March 8, 1985. Decided May 3, 1985. United States appealed from an order of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, David S. Nelson, J., denying its motion to revoke bail of defendant and to detain him pursuant to the Bail Reform Act. The Court of Appeals, Torruella, Circuit Judge, held that provisions of Bail Reform Act on pretrial detention and bail revocation were applicable to a defendant released on bail before effective date of Act where defendant's expectation of remaining free on bail was both minimal, in view of emphatic statement of magistrate, upon both granting motion for bail under earlier law and denying Government's motion for revocation of bail, that he found defendant to be a danger to community and that he would detain defendant if he had a legal mechanism by which to do so, and outweighed by public interest in protection from demonstrably dangerous defendants. ## Reversed. Breyer, Circuit Judge, dissented and filed an opinion. ## Bail 49 ⌬39 West Headnotes 49 Bail 49II In Criminal Prosecutions 49k39 k. Nature and Scope of Remedy. Most Cited Cases Provisions of Bail Reform Act on pretrial detention and bail revocation were applicable to a defendant released on bail before effective date of Act where defendant's expectation of remaining free on bail was both minimal, in view of emphatic statement of magistrate, upon both granting motion for bail under earlier law and denying Government's motion for revocation of bail, that he found defendant to be a danger to community and that he would detain defendant if he had a legal mechanism by which to do so, and outweighed by public interest in protection from demonstrably dangerous defendants. 18 U.S.C.A. §§ 3142(e), 3148(b). *53 Diane M. Kottmyer, Boston, Mass., with whom Ernest S. Dinisco and Jane E. Serene, Sp. Attys., William F. Weld, U.S. Atty., and Jeremiah T. O'Sullivan, Sp. Atty., Boston, Mass., were on brief for plaintiff, appellant. Joseph J. Balliro, Boston, Mass., with whom James L. Sultan, Boston, Mass., was on brief for defendant, appellee. Before BREYER and TORRUELLA, Circuit Judges, and SELYA, FN* District Judge. FN* Of the District of Rhode Island, sitting by designation. TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge. The matter is before us on appeal by the United States from a denial by the United States District Court for the District of Torruella, Circuit Judge. © 2008 Thomson/West. No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. Works. https://web2.westlaw.com/print/printstream.aspx?utid=%7bFEDF5709-3AEA-4F74-8619-... 4/10/2008 EFTA00191690 ```markdown 761 F.2d 52 761 F.2d 52 (Cite as: 761 F.2d 52) ``` Page 2 of 10 Page 2 Massachusetts of its motion to revoke the bail of defendant/appellee Ilario M.A. Zannino and to detain him, after hearing, pursuant to the Bail Reform Act of 1984, specifically 18 U.S.C. § 3142(e) and 3148(b).FN1 FN1. Section 18 U.S.C. § 3142(e) provides: DETENTION.-If, after a hearing pursuant to the provisions of subsection (f), the judicial officer finds that no condition or combination of conditions will reasonably assure the appearance of the person as required and the safety of any other person and the community, he shall order the detention of the person prior to trial. In a case described in (f)(1), a rebuttable presumption arises that no condition or combination of conditions will reasonably assure the safety of any other person and the community if the judge finds that- "(1) the person has been convicted of a Federal offense that is described in subsection (f)(1), or of a State or local offense that would have been an offense described in subsection (f)(1) if a circumstance giving rise to Federal jurisdiction had existed; "(2)the offense described in paragraph(1)was committed while the person was on release pending trial for a Federal, State, or local offense; and "(3) a period of not more than five years has elapsed since the date of conviction, or the release of the person from imprisonment, for the offense described in paragraph (1), whichever is later. Subject to rebuttal by the person, it shall be presumed that no condition or combination of conditions will reasonably assure the appearance of the person as required and the safety of the community if the judicial officer finds that there is probable cause to believe that the person committed an offense for which a maximum term of imprisonment of ten years or more is prescribed in the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 951 et seq.), section 1 of the Act of September 15, 1980 (21 U.S.C. 955a), or an offense under section 924(c) of title 18 of the United States Code." ## Section 18 U.S.C. § 3148(b) provides: (b) REVOCATION OF RELEASE.-The attorney for the Government may initiate a proceeding for revocation of an order of release by filing a motion with the district court. A judicial officer may issue a warrant for the arrest of a person charged with violating a condition of release, and the person shall be brought before a judicial officer in the district in which his arrest was ordered for a proceeding in accordance with this section. To the extent practicable, a person charged with violating the condition of his release that he not commit a Federal, State, or local crime during the period of release shall be brought © 2008 Thomson/West. No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. Works. https://web2.westlaw.com/print/printstream.aspx?utid=%7bFEDF5709-3AEA-4F74-8619-... 4/10/2008 EFTA00191691 ```markdown 761 F.2d 52 761 F.2d 52 (Cite as: 761 F.2d 52) ``` Page 3 of 10 Page 3 before the judicial officer who ordered the release and whose order is alleged to have been violated. The judicial officer shall enter an order of revocation and detention if, after a hearing, the judicial officer- ## “(1) finds that there is- “(A) probable cause to believe that the person has committed a Federal, State, or local crime while on release; or “(B) clear and convincing evidence that the person has violated any other condition of his release; and ## “(2) finds that- “(A) based on the factors set forth in section 3142(g), there is no condition or combination of conditions of release that will assure that the person will not flee or pose a danger to the safety of any other person or the community; or “(B) the person is unlikely to abide by any condition or combination of conditions of release. If there is probable cause to believe that, while on release, the person committed a Federal, State, or local felony, a rebuttable presumption arises that no condition or combination of conditions will assure that the person will not pose a danger to the safety of any other person or the community. If the judicial officer finds that there are conditions of release that will assure that the person will not flee or pose a danger to the safety of any other person or the community, and that the person will abide by such conditions, he shall treat the person in accordance with the provisions of section 3142 and may amend the conditions of release accordingly." *54 On September 19, 1983, a federal grand jury returned a twenty count indictment against Zannino and six others. The charges related to murders, gambling, and other illegal acts. When first brought before the magistrate on September 20, 1983, Zannino was ordered held without bail on the grounds that no conditions of pretrial release would reasonably assure his appearance at trial. Eventually, however, terms for release on bail were set. In his order dated December 23, 1983, the magistrate expressly found that Zannino posed a serious and substantial threat to the safety of the community and that, were it not for the fact that he had no authority to detain the defendant under the 1966 Bail Reform Act on those grounds, he would unhesitatingly order Zannino held without bail pending trial. Zannino was, therefore, released on bail in early January, 1984. Shortly after the passage of the Bail Reform Act of 1984 in October of that year, the Government filed a motion to revoke bail as to Zannino and to hold a detention hearing, alleging, as grounds thereof, the previous findings of the magistrate concerning dangerousness to the community and the provision of the new 1984 Act which now provided for restrictive detention without bail under those circumstances. 18 U.S.C. § 3142(e) (1984). Additionally, the Government submitted affidavits to support a finding of probable cause that the defendant had committed a felony while on pretrial release, which un- © 2008 Thomson/West. No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. Works. https://web2.westlaw.com/print/printstream.aspx?utid=%7bFEDF5709-3AEA-4F74-8619-... 4/10/2008 EFTA00191692 Page 4 of 10 ```markdown 761 F.2d 52 761 F.2d 52 (Cite as: 761 F.2d 52) ``` der the 1984 Act was grounds for revocation of bail. 18 U.S.C. § 3148(b) (1984). The magistrate denied the motion, finding that the 1984 Act did not apply to pending cases in which the defendant was already released on bail. In his order, however, he once again reiterated his conclusion that no condition or combination of conditions could reasonably assure the safety “of any other person” or the community in the absence of Zannino's pretrial detention. The magistrate's denial was thereafter affirmed by the district court and the government appealed. Thus, the specific issue before us is whether Sections 3142(e), which provides for the pretrial detention, and 3148(b), which provides for bail revocation, apply to a defendant released on bail prior to the effective date of the 1984 enactments. FN2 Page 4 FN2. Inasmuch as the constitutionality of a retrospective application of the 1984 Act is not now being challenged, the case must turn on the intent of Congress. The Supreme Court has held that the federal courts must apply the law in effect at the time it renders its decision, unless doing so would result in manifest injustice *55* or where there is clear statutory direction or legislative history to the contrary. Bradley Richmond School Board, 416 U.S. 696, 711, 94 S.Ct. 2006, 2016, 40 L.Ed.2d 476 (1974). See United States Gennaro J. Angiulo, 755 F.2d 969, 970 (1st Cir.1985) (Breyer, J.); New England Power Co. United States, 693 F.2d 239, 244 (1st Cir.1982). Furthermore, and more to the point, it is clear that the conditions under which a defendant is originally released on bail are subject to review when changed circumstances require that the release be reappraised. That the decision releasing Zannino was not unalterable and, even as originally issued, was subject to revision at any time prior to trial, is particularly evidenced by the text of the section of the pre-1984 Act under which he was released: A judicial officer ordering the release of a person on any condition specified in this section may at any time amend his order to impose additional or different conditions of release. Provided that, if imposition of such additional or different conditions results in the detention of the person as a result of his inability to meet such conditions or in the release of the person on a condition requiring him to return to custody, subsection (d) [requiring review] shall apply. (Emphasis in original). Bail Reform Act of 1966, 18 U.S.C. § 3146(e), repealed by Bail Reform Act of 1984, 18 U.S.C. § 3142(c). Thus the decision regarding the terms of bail may be considered to have been an open matter, subject to post-bail release review, even before the 1984 Act was passed on October 12th. We thus look to the situation created by the passage of the 1984 Act, to ascertain whether an individual in Zannino's position should in effect receive a privilege visa-vis all defendants charged after October 12th, notwithstanding the pendency of all their proceedings. Since nothing in the new Act or its legislative history suggests that the new Act does not apply, Bradley requires that we look to the "justice" or "injustice" of the new Act's application. United States. Angiulo, supra, at 970. In our opinion in Angiulo, for a point of comparison with the facts in that case, we stated that a defendant released on bail prior to enactment of the new Act might have © 2008 Thomson/West. No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. Works. https://web2.westlaw.com/print/printstream.aspx?utid=%7bFEDF5709-3AEA-4F74-8619-... 4/10/2008 EFTA00191693 ```markdown 761 F.2d 52 761 F.2d 52 (Cite as: 761 F.2d 52) ``` Page 5 of 10 Page 5 a stronger argument to support his contention that the pretrial detention provisions did not apply to his case. Id. By positing this hypothetical, we were not creating a hard and fast rule. Closer examination, within the context of an actual case and controversy, does not support this exception to the retroactivity of the new Act. Section 3146(e) of the 1966 Act clearly states that conditions of the release can be changed, and that the inability to meet such conditions could require the return to custody. Thus the release on bail allowed under the 1966 Act was not an absolute grant; defendants were given notice that a change in conditions or terms could bring about the revocation of the release. That statute, furthermore, created no expectation that conditions would not change. What has actually occurred with the passage of the pretrial detention provision may be considered a statutorily mandated change in those conditions. That is, under Section 3142(e) of the 1984 Act, for a defendant to be eligible for pretrial bail, he must be able in certain instances to rebut the presumption that no condition or combination of conditions will reasonably assure the safety of "any other person and the community." 18 U.S.C. § 3142(e). We hold that defendants released under the 1966 Bail Act must show their continued eligibility for bail by meeting the newly imposed conditions if this issue is affirmatively raised by the Government. Moreover, in the case at bar, Zannino had further indication of possible revocation of bail in that the magistrate, upon both granting the motion for bail and denying the government's motion for revocation of bail, emphatically stated that he found the appellee to be a danger to the community and that, had a legal mechanism by which he could detain Zannino existed, he would have done so. This clearly constituted notice*56 to appellee that a change of condition, such as has occurred by the passage of the 1984 Act allowing pretrial detention for dangerousness, would call for reevaluation of his release. Under the manifest injustice standard of Bradley, supra, the disappointment of private expectations that results from the implementation of a new rule must be balanced against public interest in the enforcement of that rule. New England Power Co., supra, 693 F.2d at 245; Adams Nursing Home of Williamstown, Inc. Mathews, 548 F.2d 1077, 1080 (1st Cir.1977). Important public policy considerations dictated the enactment of a pretrial detention mechanism whereby the community could be safeguarded from the "alarming problem" of crimes committed "by demonstrably dangerous defendants" while on pretrial release. See Report of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, on S.1762, S.Rep. No. 225, 98th Cong., 1st Sess. at 1, 5-7 (1984), U.S.Code Cong. & Admin.News 1984, pp. 3182, 3184, 3187-3189. Logic and common sense, as well as the new Act's legislative history, dictate application of the new conditions to all dangerous defendants, including those previously released because of the lack of judicial power to prevent such a result. Congress could scarcely have been plainer in indicating the concerns which prompted passage of the 1984 Act. S.Rep. No. 225, for example, explicitly remarked the need to confer "authority to deny release to those defendants who pose an especially grave risk to the safety of the community." Id. at 5. Furthermore, "[i]n the Committee's view, it is intolerable that the law denies judges the tools to make honest and appro- © 2008 Thomson/West. No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. Works. https://web2.westlaw.com/print/printstream.aspx?utid=%7bFEDF5709-3AEA-4F74-8619-... 4/10/2008 EFTA00191694 ```markdown 761 F.2d 52 761 F.2d 52 (Cite as: 761 F.2d 52) ``` Page 6 of 10 Page 6 priate decisions regarding the release of such defendants." This is strong talk, couched in a sense of legislative urgency. It is inconceivable to us that, in the face of such concerns, the Congress meant for the courts to temporize in the application of the pretrial release provisions of the 1984 Act by interdicting the use of such detention powers in any suitable case, whether or not the accused had previously been released under the more relaxed criteria of the 1966 Act. The legislative history, fairly read, represents a clear statutory directive favoring applicability of the new pretrial release scheme across the board. Indeed, the basic purposes of the new Act, as we delineated them in Angiulo, at 971-972, lead to the same conclusion. The statistics cited by our dissenting brother are similarly unconvincing. The smallness of the potentially affected group is transmutable: it can be used just as powerfully to argue for, as against, the applicability of the 1984 Act. Neither this contention nor its corollary-ease in judicial administration-therefore cuts much ice. Even a single dangerous defendant left free to wreak havoc under circumstances where pretrial detention is constitutionally permissible and legally appropriate is one menace too many; and, if the price of protecting the public is more work for already overtaxed judges, it is a small price to pay for the wellbeing of the community. Finding that, under the circumstances of this case, the defendant's expectation to remain free on bail is minimal, and is clearly outweighed by the public interest in protection from demonstrably dangerous defendants and that his professed reliance on limitless future liberty up to the date of his trial was, in these circumstances, unjustified, we conclude that under the Bradley and New England Power Co. standards, Sections 3142(e) and 3148(b) apply retroactively to Zannino, and that the government is entitled to a hearing before the magistrate on the merits of the issues raised by its motion to revoke. We recognize that other courts have reached a contrary conclusion, e.g., United States Fernández-Toledo, 749 F.2d 703, 705 (11th Cir.1985), and we do not lightly create a split among the circuits. Yet, mindful of the nature of the rights involved, the impact of the change in law upon those rights, the will of the Congress, and the substantial public interest which we perceive to be at stake, we must respectfully disagree with the rationale of the Eleventh Circuit. The Fernández-Toledo*57 panel, without indepth analysis of either the provisions of the 1966 Act or the legislative history of the 1984 Act, held under circumstances comparable to those at bar that the defendant's "rights to bail had already vested," id., and therefore declined to give the new law retrospective effect in such a situation. We are not of a similar mind. To be "vested," a thing must be "fixed; ... settled; absolute ...; not contingent." H. Black, Black's Law Dictionary at 1401 (5th Ed.1979). The cession of bail partakes of none of these characteristics; it is a privilege extended, as even the 1966 Act evidenced, on a contingent, nonabsolute basis, entirely subject to the dynamics of change, consistent with applicable law and fundamental fairness. For the reasons which we have noted above, we do not view Zannino's right to release on bail as having been "vested" in any meaningful sense of that term and we see no sufficient reason why he should be immune from the provisions of the 1984 Act in this regard. © 2008 Thomson/West. No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. Works. https://web2.westlaw.com/print/printstream.aspx?utid=%7bFEDF5709-3AEA-4F74-8619-... 4/10/2008 EFTA00191695 ```markdown 761 F.2d 52 761 F.2d 52 (Cite as: 761 F.2d 52) ``` Page 7 of 10 Page 7 The decision of the district court is reversed. BREYER, Circuit Judge (dissenting). The issue in this case is whether the provision of the new Bail Act that provides for detention of "dangerous" persons, 18 U.S.C. § 3142(f), applies to a person already released on bail the day the new Act was passed (October 12, 1984). This court has previously suggested (though it did not expressly hold) that Congress did not intend this provision of the Act to apply, in a sense "retroactively," to those persons. United States Anguilo, 755 F.2d 969, 970 (1st Cir.1985). I believe the suggestion is correct for the following reasons. First, it is "manifestly unfair" to apply the new detention provision to those released on bail before the new law was passed. See Bradley Richmond School Board, 416 U.S. 696, 711, 94 S.Ct. 2006, 2016, 40 L.Ed.2d 476 (1974). Magistrates and judges specifically gave those defendants their provisional freedom. The defendants in all likelihood relied on the fact that (in the absence of misbehavior) they would remain free to prepare their trial defense, to interview witnesses, to consult with their attorneys. Trials, for most members of this class, must be imminent. Application of the new standard to members of this class threatens to interfere severely with ongoing defense preparations, not only because it may place a defendant behind bars just before trial, but also because even appearance at a bail revocation hearing, at this stage in the new Act's life, involves briefing and arguing a host of novel and difficult legal issues, threatening significantly to divert counsel's and client's attention and energies away from the trial on the merits nearly at hand. This burden, along with the likely surprise, adds up to a serious, adverse interference with a settled expectation. That means "unfairness." See Myers Hawkins, 362 So.2d 926, 933 n. 25 (Fla.1978) ("‘One of the fundamental considerations of fairness recognized in every legal system is that settled expectations honestly arrived at with respect to substantial interests ought not to be defeated.’") (quoting 2 Sands, Sutherland Statutory Construction § 41.05 at 261 (4th ed. 1973)). Second, not to apply the detention provision of the new Act to previously released defendants does not interfere significantly with Congress's objective: giving judges a way to deal with "dangerous" defendants. The number of persons already free on bail (as of October 12) is rapidly diminishing. The Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts reports that approximately 18,000 indictments or charges are pending at any one time. The average length of time between charge and trial is 4.4 months. Thus even if all federal defendants facing charges on October 12 were on release (with an average time of 2.2 months remaining before trial), by now (April 1985) there must be only a handful of pre-October 12 defendants whose trials have not yet begun. Can one say that, in terms of Congressional purpose, it is of critical importance to apply the new Act to this small (and diminishing) class of persons,*58 when Congress itself considered adoption of this "dangerous person" provision for almost twenty years? SeeS.Rep. No. 225, 98th Cong., 1st Sess. 7 & n. 19 (1983), reprinted in1984 U.S.Code Cong. & Ad.News 3182, 3189 & n. 19 (Supp. 9A). Third, the courts that have considered this question have held that the Act does not apply to this class of persons. United States Fernandez-Toledo, 749 F.2d 703, 705 © 2008 Thomson/West. No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. Works. https://web2.westlaw.com/print/printstream.aspx?utid=%7bFEDF5709-3AEA-4F74-8619-... 4/10/2008 EFTA00191696 ```markdown 761 F.2d 52 761 F.2d 52 (Cite as: 761 F.2d 52) ``` Page 8 of 10 Page 8 (11th Cir.1985) (per curiam) (holding that such persons have rights that have "vested" and that "it would be manifestly unjust" to apply the new Act to them); United States Mitchell, 600 F.Supp. 164 (N.D.Cal.1985) ("Congress apparently did not contemplate that individuals released pursuant to [the old Act] would be subject to sanctions under [the new Act]."); see United States Payden, 759 F.2d 202 (2d Cir.1985) (reversing district court decision ordering detention, under provisions of the new Bail Act, of defendant whose release had been ordered pursuant to provisions of the old Bail Act). Even were I less convinced of the correctness of Anguilo, I would hesitate to create a split in the circuits over this particular legal issue. Fourth, there is additional support in the language of the new Bail Act itself. The new Act does not contain a provision that allows the government to recall a defendant solely for the purpose of applying the new, stricter standard of release. The new Act (like the old) does provide for reconsideration and modification of release conditions, see§ 3142(c) (allowing imposition of “additional or different conditions of release”), but this provision does not authorize a “modification” that changes a release order into an unconditional detention order. The new Act also permits the government to seek bail revocation, see§ 3148, but only if the government can show that the defendant has violated his release conditions. Of course, there is substantial authority for the proposition that courts have an “inherent power” to revoke bail when necessary to insure the defendant's appearance or to protect the integrity of the judicial process. See, e.g., Carbo United States, 82 S.Ct. 662, 667-69, 7 L.Ed.2d 769 (Douglas, Circuit Justice) (protection of witnesses) (1962); Fernandez United States, 81 S.Ct. 642, 5 L.Ed.2d 683 (1961) (Harlan, Circuit Judge) (protection of witnesses and “orderly progress of the trial”); United States Abrahams, 575 F.2d 3 (1st Cir.) (risk of flight), cert. denied,439 U.S. 821, 99 S.Ct. 85, 58 L.Ed.2d 112 (1978); United States Melville, 306 F.Supp. 124, 127 (S.D.N.Y.1969) (same); United States Graewe, 689 F.2d 54 (6th Cir.1982) (per curiam) (protection of witnesses and judicial process); United States Gilbert, 425 F.2d 490 (D.C.Cir.1969) (per curiam) (protection of witnesses); United States Bentvena, 288 F.2d 442 (2d Cir.1961) (integrity of judicial proceedings); cf. United States Anguilo, supra, at 972. But there is no authority extending that “inherit” power to instances of defendant “dangerousness.” Finally, the legislative history of the new Act, as the majority effectively concedes, proves little. Its language demonstrates congressional concern both for preventing crimes and for treating accused persons fairly. See, e.g., S.Rep., supra, at 22 (noting “the importance of the interests of the defendant which are implicated in a pretrial detention hearing” and the “due process” considerations in establishing the procedural requirements of the new Act). The arguments advanced in favor of applying the new provision (in a sense) retroactively to those previously released are unconvincing. The government says that, if the new Act does not apply in its entirety to these defendants, then no law applies to them, for Congress repealed the old 1966 Bail Reform Act as of October 12, 1984. This argument is incorrect. When, for some reason or other, a new provision in a new law does not (or cannot) apply to a particular situation or person, courts typically hold that the former law survives and gov- © 2008 Thomson/West. No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. Works. https://web2.westlaw.com/print/printstream.aspx?utid=%7bFEDF5709-3AEA-4F74-8619-... 4/10/2008 EFTA00191697 ```markdown 761 F.2d 52 761 F.2d 52 (Cite as: 761 F.2d 52) ``` Page 9 of 10 Page 9 erns that circumstance or person, whether or not the new law “expressly” repeals the old law as of a certain date. Thus, for example, Congress has repealed the Youth Corrections Act as of October 12, 1984, see*59Pub.L. No. 98-473, Title II, § 218(a)(8), 98 Stat. 1837, 2027 (1984), but, as the Department of Justice has recognized, it may be unconstitutional under the ex post facto clause to apply certain portions of Congress's substitute to certain defendants who committed crimes prior to that date. See U.S. Dept. of Justice, Handbook on the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984 and Other Criminal Statutes Enacted by the 98th Congress 32 (1984). As to those persons, the Department says, the old (repealed) law will still apply. Id. See also United States Romero, 596 F.Supp. 446 (D.N.M.1984). A similar approach in this case is in accord with well established legal precedent. See, e.g., United States Payden, supra (holding that defendant's bail status should be determined under provisions of old Bail Act, even after its repeal, where bail application had first been considered under provisions of old Act); United States Gypsum Co. Uhlhorn, 232 F.Supp. 994, 1004 (E.D.Ark.1964), aff'd,366 F.2d 211 (8th Cir.1966), cert. denied,385 U.S. 1026, 87 S.Ct. 753, 17 L.Ed.2d 674 (1967); State McMillin, 150 Colo. 23, 370 P.2d 435 (1962) (en banc); In re Opinion of the Justices, 89 N.H. 563, 198 A. 249 (1938); Waddell Mamat, 271 Wis. 176, 72 N.W.2d 763 (1955); see generally82 C.J.S. Statutes § 435 at 1010-11 (1953). Thus, to hold that Congress did not intend to apply the "dangerous person" provision retroactively does not create a legal vacuum. The government also argues that it is not unfair to apply the new provision to this particular defendant because he did not *in* fact rely upon guarantees of continued freedom. It does not make sense here, however, to apply an "unfairness" test on a case-by-case basis. The very act of doing so creates unfair burdens, for it injects a new, and potentially unresolvable, issue into each bail revocation proceeding. Rather, to prevent serious unfairness the Act must not apply to the class of persons already released on bail on October 12, avoiding unfairness by creating a bright, judicially administrable line. Further, the government argues that not to apply the new provision retroactively leaves it without a remedy against one (allegedly like the defendant here) who commits a crime while free on bail. This is not so. For one thing the government could indict the person for that crime (whether it was committed before or after October 12, 1984), at which point the government could seek his detention under the new law. For another thing, the new Bail Act allows the magistrate to attach a new condition to a defendant's pre-October 12 bail order-the condition that he not commit new crimes while on release. To attach this condition to the bail of one previously released does not seem unfair. Indeed, the old Act provides magistrates and judges with the express authority to modify release conditions. See18 U.S.C. § 3146(e) (repealed October 12, 1984). In this case, the magistrate attached a condition on October 31, 1984, that Zannino not commit any crimes while on release. Thus, Zannino's release conditions currently (and lawfully) permit revocation if the government shows that he has committed crimes after October 31, 1984. See§ 3148(b). In addition, the government is free to seek his indictment for any offense committed before that date, or to seek further modification of his release conditions, § 3142(c). © 2008 Thomson/West. No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. Works. https://web2.westlaw.com/print/printstream.aspx?utid=%7bFEDF5709-3AEA-4F74-8619-... 4/10/2008 EFTA00191698 Page 10 of 10 ```markdown 761 F.2d 52 761 F.2d 52 (Cite as: 761 F.2d 52) ``` Page 10 Finally, the majority points to a provision in the former 1966 law that allows a magistrate to impose "additional or different conditions of release" upon a person free on bail. Bail Reform Act of 1966, 18 U.S.C. § 3146(e), repealed by Bail Reform Act of 1984, 18 U.S.C. $ \mathbf{3142(c)} $ . The majority thinks the existence of this provision makes it more fair to apply the new law retroactively to those already free on bail. I disagree, basically because a new "release" condition seems to me very different from an unconditional detention order. For the foregoing reasons, I believe Congress did not intend the "dangerous person detention" provision of the new Bail Act to apply to those already free on bail on October 12. And, I would affirm the judgment of the district court. C.A.1 (Mass.), 1985. U.S. Zannino 761 F.2d 52 END OF DOCUMENT © 2008 Thomson/West. No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. Works. https://web2.westlaw.com/print/printstream.aspx?utid=%7bFEDF5709-3AEA-4F74-8619-... 4/10/2008 EFTA00191699 Page 1 of 24 # Westlaw. 765 F.2d 944 765 F.2d 944, 53 USLW 2628 (Cite as: 765 F.2d 944) Page 1 ```markdown U.S. Affleck C.A. 10,1985. ``` United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, Grant C. AFFLECK, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, Frank KOWALIK, Jr., Defendant-Appellant. Nos. 85-1009, 84-2600. May 24, 1985. Defendants challenged denial by the United States District Court for the District of Utah, David K. Winder, J., and the United States District Court for the District of Colorado, Zita L. Weinshienk, J., of motions for bail pending appeal. After panel denied motions for release pending appeal, rehearing en banc was granted, with the Court of Appeals, Holloway, Chief Judge, holding that: (1) Bail Reform Act section setting forth standards governing release of defendants on bail pending appeal applied to defendants even though they were convicted before effective date of the Act; (2) application of the new standards to defendants convicted before effective date of the Act did not disadvantage them in any way prohibited by the ex post facto clause; (3) two-step analysis for determining whether to grant bail pending appeal would be adopted, though with stricter interpretation of what constitutes “substantial” question of law or fact than that applied by the Third Circuit; and (4) need for a clear record at district court hearing warranted partial remand. Cases partially remanded. McKay, Circuit Judge, dissented and filed opinion, in which Seymour, Circuit Judge, joined, also filing a separate dissenting opinion. ## West Headnotes [1] Bail 49 ⇌ 44(1) 49 Bail 49II In Criminal Prosecutions 49k41 Right to Release on Bail 49k44 Pending Appeal or Other Proceeding for Review 49k44(1) k. In General; Conditions. Most Cited Cases There is no constitutional right to bail pending appeal. ## [2] Bail 49 ⇌ 39 49 Bail 49II In Criminal Prosecutions 49k39 k. Nature and Scope of Remedy. Most Cited Cases Section of Bail Reform Act [18 U.S.C.A. § 3143(b)] setting forth standards governing release of defendants on bail pending appeal, became fully effective on October 12, 1984 and applied to defendants seeking bail pending appeal after that date, even though they were convicted before the Act's effective date. ## [3] Bail 49 ⌙ 39 49 Bail 49II In Criminal Prosecutions 49k39 k. Nature and Scope of Remedy. Most Cited Cases © 2008 Thomson/West. No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. 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Page 2 of 24 Page 2 ## Constitutional Law 92 ⇐ 2810 92 Constitutional Law 92XXIII Ex Post Facto Prohibitions 92XXIII(B) Particular Issues and Applications 92k2809 Criminal Proceedings 92k2810 k. In General. Most Cited Cases (Formerly 92k203) (Formerly 92k203) Application of new Bail Reform Act [18 U.S.C.A. § 3143(b)] standards governing release of defendants on bail pending appeal to defendants convicted before effective date of the Act did not disadvantage defendants in any way prohibited by the exp post facto clause, though the sentences and the district court orders denying bail pending appeal were entered after that date; the Act introduced significant procedural change, disadvantageous to defendants, but it did not change the quantum of punishment attached to the crimes. U.S.C.A. Const. Art. 1, § 9, cl. 3. ## [4] Bail 49 ⇌ 44(4) 49k44 Pending Appeal or Other Proceeding for Review 49k44(3) Grounds for Grant or Denial 49k44(4) k. Substantiality of Grounds for Review; Delay. Most Cited Cases Two-step analysis announced in United States for determining whether to grant bail pending appeal under the Bail Reform Act [18 U.S.C.A. § 3143(b)] would be adopted in the Tenth Circuit, with first inquiry being whether appeal raises "substantial" question of law or fact, and, secondly, whether resolution of that question in favor of defendant is likely to result in reversal or order for new trial of all counts on which imprisonment has been imposed; however, Tenth Circuit will apply stricter interpretation of what constitutes "substantial" question of law or fact than applied in ## [5] Bail 49 ⇌ 44(4) 49 Bail 49II In Criminal Prosecutions 49k41 Right to Release on Bail 49k44 Pending Pending Appeal or Other Proceeding for Review 49k44(3) Grounds for Grant or Denial 49k44(4) k. Substantiality of Grounds for Review; Delay. Most Cited Cases For purposes of determining whether defendant seeking bail pending appeal under the Bail Reform Act [18 U.S.C.A. § 3143(b)] has raised a substantial question of law or fact, a “substantial” question is one of more substance than would be necessary to a finding that it was not frivolous; it is a close question or one that very well could be decided the other way, but whether it has been treated by controlling precedent is not determinative; whether particular question is “substantial” must be determined on case-by-case basis. ## [6] Criminal Law 110 ⇌ 1181.5(3.1)
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Page 3 of 24 Page 3 (Formerly 110k1181.5(3)) Need for a clear record at hearing in the district court in order to resolve question whether defendants were entitled to bail pending appeal under Bail Reform Act [18 U.S.C.A. § 3143(b)] standards warranted partial remand for such hearings and reconsideration of denials of motions for bail pending appeal under standards adopted herein. *945 A. Brent Carruth, Carruth & Goodwin, Van Nuys, Cal. (Eric A. Goodwin, Carruth & Goodwin, Van Nuys, Cal., with him on the briefs), for defendant-appellant Affleck. Brent D. Ward, U.S. Atty., Salt Lake City, Utah (David Schwendiman, Sp. Asst. U.S. Atty., Salt Lake City, Utah, with him on the brief), for plaintiff-appellee U.S. in No. 85-1009. Albert M. Pearson, University of Georgia School of Law, Athens, Ga., and Scott McLarty, Athens, Ga. (Cecil Hartman, Denver, Colo., with them on the brief), for defendant-appellant, Kowalik. Thomas M. O'Rourke, Asst. Atty., Denver, Colo. (Robert N. U.S. Atty., with him on the brief), for plaintiff-appellee U.S. in No. 84-2600. Michael L. Bender, Bender & Treece, and Jay P.K. Kenney, Denver, Colo., were on the brief in 84-2600 for amicus curiae Nat. Ass'n of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Before HOLLOWAY, Chief Judge, and SETH, BARRETT, DOYLE, McKAY, LOGAN, and SEYMOUR, Circuit Judges FN*. FN* Senior Circuit Judges Seth and Doyle, as members of the panel which initially ruled on defendants' motions for release pending appeal, are participating in this en banc determination upon their election and designation. See28 U.S.C. § 46(c). HOLLOWAY, Chief Judge. ## OPINION ON REHEARING EN BANC These separate appeals from the District of Utah and the District of Colorado present important questions under the Bail Reform Act of 1984 ("Act"), enacted as part of the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984, Title II of Pub.L. No. 98-473, 98 Stat. 1976, approved October 12, 1984. This court ordered rehearings en banc which were heard on March 12, 1985 in each case. This opinion disposes of the issues in both cases concerning bail pending appeal. ## I ## Facts ## A. Affleck Defendant Grant C. Affleck was convicted in the District of Utah on October 5, 1984 after a jury trial of six counts of security fraud, $^{FN1}$ one count of bankruptcy fraud,FN2 and one count of interstate transportation of a person to defraud.$^{FN3}$ On that date, the district court ordered Affleck released*946 on a $75,000 bond pending sentencing. The district court found that Affleck did not pose a danger to others or to the community, and that he was not likely to flee. FN1. 15 U.S.C. § 78j; 17 C.F.R. § 240-10b-5. FN2. 18 U.S.C. §§ 152, 2. FN3. 18 U.S.C. § 2314. © 2008 Thomson/West. No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. Works. https://web2.westlaw.com/print/printstream.aspx?utid=%7bFEDF5709-3AEA-4F74-8619-... 4/10/2008 EFTA00191702
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Page 4 of 24 Page 4 On November 16, Affleck was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment and five years' probation. On November 19, Affleck filed a notice of appeal. On November 20 the district court, in response to Affleck's ex parte motion, stayed execution of the sentence upon filing of the same bond maintained by Affleck during the trial. The district court found that Affleck posed "no immediate threat of fleeing during appeal and no immediate danger to society during that period." VIII R. 1438-39. On November 21, the Government filed a motion in the district court to reconsider its order staying execution of Affleck's sentence and ordering his release pending appeal, or in the alternative, to hold an expedited hearing and to make the findings to support such an order as required by 18 U.S.C. § 3143(b), as amended by the new Act. Section 203(a) of the Act changed the standards governing release of convicted defendants on bail pending appeal. Under former 18 U.S.C. §§ 3146 and 3148, convicted defendants were entitled to release on bail pending appeal unless no one or more conditions of release would reasonably assure that they would not flee or pose a danger to any other person or to the community, or unless their appeal was frivolous or taken for purpose of delay. The burden was on the Government under the former law to show that the appeal was frivolous and was taken for purpose of delay; the defendant bore the burden of showing he would not flee and was not a danger to any person or the community. See also former Fed.R.App.P. 9(c). The Act changed the criteria for release on bail pending appeal and placed the burden on the convicted defendant to prove that he meets all the new criteria. Current 18 U.S.C. § 3143(b) provides as follows: Release or Detention Pending Appeal by the Defendant.-The judicial officer shall order that a person who has been found guilty of an offense and sentenced to a term of imprisonment, and who has filed an appeal or a petition for a writ of certiorari, be detained, unless the judicial officer finds- (1) by clear and convincing evidence that the person is not likely to flee or pose a danger to the safety of any other person or the community if released pursuant to section 3142(b) or (c); and (2) that the appeal is not for purpose of delay and raises a substantial question of law or fact likely to result in reversal or an order for a new trial. Act § 203(a), 98 Stat. 1981-82 (emphasis added); see alsoFed.R.App.P. 9(c), as amended by Act § 210, 98 Stat. 1987. Affleck principally argued below that he was entitled to bail pending appeal because the former law entitled him to that relief, and that application to him of the new Act would violate the ex post facto clause. After a hearing, the district court on December 11 vacated its earlier order. The court held that Affleck had established by clear and convincing evidence under § 3143(b)(1) that he was not likely to flee or pose a danger to the safety of any other person or to the community if he were released on a $75,000 bond pending appeal. The court also held that Affleck had established that his appeal was not taken for purpose of delay under § 3143(b)(2). The court denied bail, however, because Affleck did not establish that his appeal raised a substantial question of law or fact likely to result in reversal or an order for a new trial under § 3143(b)(2). VIII R. 1490. The court also held that application of the © 2008 Thomson/West. No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. 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The court found that Kowalik did not pose a danger to the community and was not likely to flee. I R. 123. Also on November 14 Kowalik filed a notice of appeal and sought release on the appeal bond, but the magistrate concluded that release was inappropriate absent findings by the district court under § 3143(b). Kowalik principally argued that he was entitled to bail pending appeal under the former law. He also contended that he raised substantial questions likely to result in reversal or an order for a new trial under the new Act. He argued that the trial court erred in its instructions because they did not properly treat his defenses of not willfully and knowingly intending a violation of the tax law, and that the instructions did not properly cover the effect of evidence from his character witnesses. After a hearing on November 15, the district court vacated its earlier order permitting Kowalik to be released on bail pending appeal. The court found that Kowalik had established by clear and convincing evidence under § 3143(b)(2) that he was not a threat to any other person or to the community and was not likely to flee. IX R. 4-5. However, the court held that Kowalik's appeal did not raise a substantial question of law or fact likely to result in reversal or an order for a new trial under § 3143(b)(2), and denied bail. Id. at 3. ## C. Proceedings in this court Both Affleck and Kowalik challenge the district courts' denial of their motions for release pending appeal. A panel of this court denied the motions for release pending appeal. $ ^{FN4} $ On its own motion this court, by order of a majority of its active circuit judges on February 1, 1985, granted rehearing en banc of of the court's earlier orders denying the motions for release pending appeal. $ ^{FN5} $ We expedited these cases for argument at our March term of court and asked counsel to brief and argue the effect of the new § 3143(b) standards in these cases. We now address various issues concerning the application to these defendants of the new § 3143(b) criteria for release pending appeal. FN4. Kowalik's petition for a stay pending appeal was denied by order of a panel of this court on December 4, 1984. Affleck's motion for release pending appeal was denied by order of a panel of this court on December 27, 1984. FN5. Chief Judge Holloway and Judge Barrett voted to deny rehearing en banc. © 2008 Thomson/West. No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. 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Page 6 of 24 Page 6 # Effective Date and the Ex Post Facto Clause ## A. Effective date Affleck asserts that Congress did not intend the Bail Reform Act to apply to those convicted of crimes before October 12, 1984. He relies on cases holding that other provisions of the Bail Reform Act do not apply to defendants released on bail before that date. See United States Fernandez-Toledo, 749 F.2d 703 (11th Cir.1985) (§ 3731, which permits the Government to appeal order granting bail); United States Mitchell, 600 F.Supp. 164 (N.D.Cal.1985) (§ 3142, which provides for pretrial detention). But see United States Anguilo, 755 F.2d 969, 970-74 (1st Cir.1985) (application of pretrial detention provisions of new Act to a defendant incarcerated and seeking release on October 12). Affleck also cites Greene United States, 376 U.S. 149, 84 S.Ct. 615, 11 L.Ed.2d 576 (1964), and argues that criminal statutes like § 3143(b) should not be given retrospective operation where to do so would interfere with antecedent rights. See also Fernandez-Toledo, 749 F.2d at 705 (defendant released on bail prior to effective date of the Act had a vested, antecedent right to bail). *948 [1][2] We are not persuaded by these cases that the Act should not apply to a defendant like Affleck, convicted before October 12, who seeks bail pending appeal after that date. There is no constitutional right to bail pending appeal. See, e.g., United States Provenzano, 602 F.Supp. 230, 232 (E.D.La.1985); United States ex rel. Cameron New York, 383 F.Supp. 182, 183 (E.D.N.Y.1974). In these circumstances, we hold that § 3143(b), in the absence of a showing of congressional intent to the contrary, became fully effective on October 12 when the President approved the Act. Section 3143(b) therefore applies to Affleck even though he was convicted before the effective date of the Act. See United States Cirrincione, 600 F.Supp. 1436, 1438 (N.D.Ill.1985); see also United States Chiattello, 599 F.Supp. 970, 971-72 (N.D.Ind.1985); United States Hazzard, 598 F.Supp. 1442, 1454 n. 8 (N.D.Ill.1984); United States Kowal, 596 F.Supp. 375, 376 (D.Conn.1984); see also United States Gavrilovic, 551 F.2d 1099, 1103 (8th Cir.1977); United States Clizer, 464 F.2d 121, 123 n. 2 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 409 U.S. 1080, 93 S.Ct. 679, 34 L.Ed.2d 669 (1972). FN6. The legislative history of the Bail Reform Act notes that “there is clearly no constitutional right to bail once a person has been convicted.” S.Rep. No. 98-225, 98th Cong., 2d Sess. 26, reprinted in1984 U.S.Code Cong. & Ad.News 3182, 3209 (footnote omitted). ## B. The ex post facto clause [3] Affleck and Kowalik both argue that application to them of the new § 3143(b)(2) standards governing bail pending appeal violates the ex post facto clause because they were convicted before the effective date of the Act. We disagree. The Constitution provides that no "ex post facto [1]aw shall be passed." U.S. Const. art. I, § 9, cl. 3.FN7 The ex post facto clauses forbid the enactment by Congress and the states of any law that "imposes a punishment for an act which was not punishable at the time it was committed; or imposes additional punishment to that then © 2008 Thomson/West. No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. Works. https://web2.westlaw.com/print/printstream.aspx?utid=%7bFEDF5709-3AEA-4F74-8619-... 4/10/2008 EFTA00191705
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Page 7 of 24 Page 7 prescribed; or changes the rules of evidence by which less or different testimony is sufficient to convict than was then required.” Cummings Missouri, 71 U.S. (4 Wall.) 277, 325-26, 18 L.Ed. 356 (1867); see also Weaver Graham, 450 U.S. 24, 28, 101 S.Ct. 960, 963, 67 L.Ed.2d 17 (1981). FN8 FN7. The Constitution also prohibits the states from passing ex post facto laws. U.S. Const. art. I, § 10, cl. 1 (“No State shall ... pass any ... ex post facto [l]aw...”). FN8. The Court has emphasized that “[t]he mark of an ex post facto law is the imposition of what can fairly be designated punishment for past acts.” De Veau Braisted, 363 U.S. 144, 160, 80 S.Ct. 1146, 1154, 4 L.Ed.2d 1109 (1960) (plurality opinion) (emphasis added). See also Beazell Ohio, 269 U.S. 167, 169-70, 46 S.Ct. 68, 68-69, 70 L.Ed. 216 (1925) (“[A]ny statute which punishes as a crime an act previously committed, which was innocent when done; which makes more burdensome the punishment for a crime, after its commission, or which deprives one charged with crime of any defense available according to law at the time when the act was committed, is prohibited as ex post facto.”); Paschal Wainwright, 738 F.2d 1173, 1176 n. 4 (11th Cir.1984) (emphasis in original) (For ex post facto violation to have occurred, “the legislature must provide punishment for past conduct.”). The Court has stated that "no ex post facto violation occurs if the change effected is merely procedural, and does 'not increase the punishment[,] nor change the ingredients of the offen[c]e or the ultimate facts necessary to establish guilt.’ ” Id. at 29 n. 12,101 S.Ct. at 964 n. 12 (quoting Hopt Utah, 110 U.S. 574, 590, 4 S.Ct. 202, 210, 28 L.Ed. 262 (1884) (brackets added to conform to original quotation in Hopt)); see also Dobbert Florida, 432 U.S. 282, 293, 97 S.Ct. 2290, 2298, 53 L.Ed.2d 344 (1977) (“Even though it may work to the disadvantage of a defendant, a procedural change is not ex post facto.”); Beazell Ohio, 269 U.S. 167, 171, 46 S.Ct. 68, 69, 70 L.Ed. 216 (1925) (ex post facto clause not intended to “limit the legislative control of remedies and modes of procedure which do not affect matters of substance”). The Court has held that “two critical elements must be present for a *949 criminal or penal law to be ex post facto: it must be retrospective, that is, it must apply to events occurring before its enactment, and it must disadvantage the offender affected by it.” Weaver Graham, 450 U.S. at 29, 101 S.Ct. at 964 (footnotes omitted). FN9 FN9. See also Paschal Wainwright, 738 F.2d 1173, 1175-76 (11th Cir.1984); Artez Mulcrone, 673 F.2d 1169, 1171 (10th Cir.1982); see generally J. Nowak, R. Rotunda & J. Young, Constitutional Law 477-78 (2d ed. 1983); L. Tribe American Constitutional Law 477-84 (1978). We hold that application of the new § 3143(b)(2) standards governing bail pending appeal to a defendant convicted before the effective date of the Act does not disadvantage the defendant in any way prohibited by the ex post facto clause. Section 3143(b)(2) represents a significant procedural change in the requirements that a convicted defendant must meet to obtain © 2008 Thomson/West. No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. Works. https://web2.westlaw.com/print/printstream.aspx?utid=%7bFEDF5709-3AEA-4F74-8619-... 4/10/2008 EFTA00191706 ```markdown 765 F.2d 944 765 F.2d 944, 53 USLW 2628 (Cite as: 765 F.2d 944) ``` Page 8 of 24 Page 8 bail pending appeal, one seriously disadvantageous to him in that respect, but the statute does not change the "quantum of punishment attached to the crime." *Dobbert*, 432 U.S. at 294, 97 S.Ct. at 2298. We agree with other cases, which have similarly held that § 3143(b) does not violate the ex post facto clause. *See United States Powell*, 761 F.2d 1227, 1234 (8th Cir.1985) (en banc) (footnote omitted) ("Admission to bail pending appeal is, for Ex Post Facto Clause purposes, 'procedural'. It does not increase the punishment for a crime already committed, but simply regulates the time at which imprisonment for that crime will begin after conviction"); *United States Molt*, 758 F.2d 1198, 1200-01 (7th Cir.1985) ("We think the change in the standard for bail pending appeal is not an ex post facto law... [T]he presumption is against construing a procedural change as an ex post facto law, and must carry the day in the absence of a stronger showing than made in this case that the change works an increase in punishment... The change in the balance of advantages against the defendant is too slight to bring the change within the scope of the ex post facto clause."); *United States*. 753 F.2d 19, 21 (3d Cir.1985) ("The availability vel non of bail pending appeal, albeit extremely important to the individual involved, is a procedural issue rather than a type of punishment to which the Ex Post Facto Clauses apply."); *United States Crabtree*, 754 F.2d 1200, 1201-02 (5th Cir.1985) (opinion of Chief Judge Clark as a single circuit judge) ("[ (Section 3143(a)(1)] is merely procedural and does not alter a substantive right. [It] does not increase the punishment nor change the ingredients of the offense or the ultimate facts necessary to establish guilt."); *United States Chiattello*, 599 F.Supp. 970, 971 n. 1 (N.D.Ind.1985) ("The method governing the release of a defendant on appeal following a conviction is a matter of procedure and does not bear substantive rights.”); United States 598 F.Supp. 453, 468 (S.D.N.Y.1984) (on motion to revoke bail) (“[Defendant's] entitlement to bail, and the criteria by which that entitlement will be measured, constitute ‘modes of procedure’ falling outside the ex post facto rule, notwithstanding the fact that increased restrictions upon bail pending appeal may undoubtedly ‘work to the disadvantage’ of defendants.”). In reaching this conclusion, we are mindful of the Supreme Court's decision in Kring Missouri, 107 U.S. 221, 2 S.Ct. 443, 27 L.Ed. 506 (1883). In Kring, the Court held that an ex post facto violation had occurred where the Missouri courts had imposed a death penalty by a second sentence in a murder case. A former plea of guilty to a second degree murder charge had resulted in a twenty-five year sentence; the defendant appealed and the judgment was reversed. Under Missouri law in force when the homicide was committed, the first sentence constituted an acquittal of first degree murder. Before retrial, the state law was changed so that this effect of an acquittal of first degree murder no longer operated. The defendant refused to withdraw his plea of guilty to second degree murder or to reenter a not guilty plea to the first degree murder charge. The trial court ordered a general not guilty plea entered to the first degree murder charge. The retrial, guilty verdict and death sentence followed, which the Missouri courts *950 affirmed. The Supreme Court reversed. The Court upheld the ex post facto claim and rejected the contention that the change in state law was merely a change in criminal procedure. Id. at 232-36, 2 S.Ct. at 452-55. The troublesome discussion is as follows: © 2008 Thomson/West. No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. Works. https://web2.westlaw.com/print/printstream.aspx?utid=%7bFEDF5709-3AEA-4F74-8619-... 4/10/2008 EFTA00191707
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Page 9 of 24 Page 9 But it cannot be sustained without destroying the value of the constitutional provision, that a law, however it may invade or modify the rights of a party charged with crime, is not an ex post facto law, if it comes within either of these comprehensive branches of the law designated as Pleadings, Practice, and Evidence. Can the law with regard to bail, to indictments, to grand jury, to the trial jury, all be changed to the disadvantage of the prisoner by State legislation after the offence was committed, and such legislation not held to be ex post facto legislation, because it relates to procedure, as it does according to [Bishop on Criminal Procedure]? And can any substantial right which the law gave the defendant at the time to which his guilt relates be taken away from him by ex post facto legislation, because, in the use of a modern phrase, it is called a law of procedure? We think it cannot. ## Id. at 232, 2 S.Ct. at 452 (emphasis added). We believe that Kring and its dictum respecting bail must be read in light of later Supreme Court opinions on the ex post facto clause. In Beazell, for example, the Court stated that “[e]xpressions are to be found in earlier judicial opinions to the effect that the [ex post facto clause] may be transgressed by alterations in the rules of evidence or procedure.” 269 U.S. at 170, 46 S.Ct. at 68 (citing Kring, inter alia ). The Court conceded that there “may be procedural changes which operate to deny to the accused a defense available at the time of the commission of his offense, or which otherwise affect him in such a harsh and arbitrary manner as to fall within the constitutional prohibition.” Id. The Court noted that “[j]ust what alterations of procedure will be held to be of sufficient moment to transgress the constitutional prohibition cannot be embraced within a formula or stated in a general proposition. The distinction is one of degree. But the constitutional provision was intended to secure substantial rights against arbitrary and oppressive legislation.” 269 U.S. at 171, 46 S.Ct. at 69. In Kring, the Court explained that the effect of the change in state law, which was denied application there as ex post facto, was that formerly conclusive evidence of innocence of the higher grade of murder could not be received at all, or was given no weight, and that the law on punishment was changed from a bar against the death penalty in such circumstances to a new law permitting such punishment. 107 U.S. at 228, 2 S.Ct. at 449. Although we are bound by that holding in Kring, we must view the statements concerning bail and procedural changes in Kring in light of the ex post facto standards applied by the Court in subsequent cases. We are particularly persuaded by the Court's more recent focus in ex post facto cases on the elements of the offense, the conditions and quantum of punishment, and the quantity and degree of proof necessary to establish guilt. See, e.g., Weaver Graham, 450 U.S. at 32-33, 101 S.Ct. at 966-967; Dobbert, 432 U.S. at 295, 97 S.Ct. at 2299. In light of these standards, we conclude that there is no ex post facto violation here by application of the new restrictive rules governing bail pending appeal, as now prescribed by § 3143(b)(2). We are unpersuaded by the reasoning in United States Cirrincione, 600 F.Supp. 1436 (N.D.Ill.1985). There the district © 2008 Thomson/West. No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. Works. https://web2.westlaw.com/print/printstream.aspx?utid=%7bFEDF5709-3AEA-4F74-8619-... 4/10/2008 EFTA00191708
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Page 10 of 24 Page 10 court held that § 3143(b)(2) violates the ex post facto clause. The court reasoned that a sentence which begins immediately is more severe than a sentence which commences after an unsuccessful appeal. Id. at 1443-46. The court said that “[w]hile the Supreme Court has not always been clear on the underlying rationales for the ex post facto clause, certainly one rationale is that an individual who acts in reliance upon the known criminal penalties for his acts must be punished in accordance with that reliance.” Id. at 1444. *951 Although we agree that the ex post facto clauses protect an individual who acts in reliance on the known criminal penalties for his conduct, we cannot accept the Cirrincione court's view that § 3143(b)(2) affects the punishment imposed for such conduct. A convicted defendant may wish to postpone serving his sentence until his appeal is decided, and certainly the § 3143(b)(2) standards for granting bail pending appeal are "more onerous" than those under the former law. However, § 3143(b)(2) does not in any way alter the "quantum of punishment" imposed on criminal defendants, or the elements and required proof of the offense, which are the main focus of the Supreme Court's more recent decisions. Dobbert illustrates the fact that significant changes, even in the procedure for imposition of the death penalty, do not necessarily violate the ex post facto clause. Our conclusion is also supported by state court decisions which have upheld changes in statutes governing bail pending appeal against ex post facto challenges. For example, the Indiana Supreme Court has held that a state statute denying bail pending appeal by a habitual criminal was not ex post facto as applied to a defendant who committed the offense and was convicted before the effective date of the statute. State ex rel. Dorton Circuit Court of Elkhart County, 274 Ind. 373, 412 N.E.2d 72 (1980). The court explained that the superseding statute did "not make an act criminal which was legal before the statute; nor [did] it 'provide a greater punishment therefor than was prescribed at the time of its commission.'" Id. at 74 (quoting Hopt Utah, 110 U.S. 574, 579, 4 S.Ct. 202, 204, 28 L.Ed. 262 (1884)). FN10. The court explained that "[t]he necessity to protect society against further criminal acts by a convicted, but unpunished, person [by denying bail pending appeal] outweighs society's interest in protecting persons who may have a reversible conviction." 412 N.E.2d at 74. Moreover, the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals has held that a state statute prohibiting bail pending appeal if a defendant was convicted of rape or forcible sodomy, among other things, was not ex post facto as applied to a defendant who committed the offense before the effective date of the statute. Spitznas State, 648 P.2d 1271 (Okla.Crim.App.1982). The court concluded that the statute was procedural and did not inflict greater punishment than the law imposed at the time the offense was committed. Id. at 1275-76. In addition, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals has held that a statute providing for pretrial detention of defendants charged with first degree murder was not ex post facto as applied to a defendant who committed the crime before the effective date of the statute. De Veau United States, 454 A.2d 1308 (D.C.App.1982), cert. denied, 460 U.S. 1087, 103 S.Ct. © 2008 Thomson/West. No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. Works. https://web2.westlaw.com/print/printstream.aspx?utid=%7bFEDF5709-3AEA-4F74-8619-... 4/10/2008 EFTA00191709
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Page 11 of 24 Page 11 1781, 76 L.Ed.2d 351 (1983). The court emphasized that the statute did not "impose (or increase) punishment ... or [make] formerly legal conduct a crime." *Id.* at 1314. FNII FN11. But see Greene State, 238 So.2d 296, 300-01 (Fla.1970) (application of bail statute to deny bail pending appeal from conviction on second felony violated ex post facto clauses where bail statute became effective after commission of second felony); Cunningham State, 423 So.2d 580 (Fla.Dist.Ct.App.1982) (per curiam) (ex post facto clause prohibited application of statute denying bail pending appeal of drug trafficking conviction to defendant who committed offense before effective date of statute); cf. Parker State, 667 P.2d 1272 (Alaska Ct.App.1983) (right to bail pending appeal sufficiently accrued at time of offense under state statute so that statute passed after date of offense but before conviction which eliminated bail for persons convicted of certain felonies did not apply to defendant); Ellis State, 544 S.W.2d 908, 911 (Tenn.Crim.App.1976) (statute denying bail pending appeal to defendants convicted of possession of controlled substances with intent to sell had “ex post facto overtones” when applied to defendants who were arrested after effective date of statute). We therefore hold that the § 3143(b)(2) standards governing bail pending appeal are not ex post facto as applied to a defendant where the offenses charged and the resulting convictions occurred before the effective date of the Act, but the sentences and the order by the district court denying bail pending appeal were entered after that date. ## *952 III ## Interpretation of 18 U.S.C. § 3143(b)(2) [4] Section 3143(b)(2) as amended by the Bail Reform Act requires that bail pending appeal be denied unless the court finds that the appeal "raises a substantial question of law or fact likely to result in reversal or an order for a new trial." The parties in both the Affleck and Kowalik cases contend that we should interpret this requirement in light of the two-step analysis announced by the Third Circuit in United States 753 F.2d 19 (3d Cir.1985). The Government, however, argues that a stricter interpretation than that of should be applied to determine what constitutes a "substantial" question of law or fact. In the Third Circuit held that the language quoted above requires the court to make two determinations in order to grant bail pending appeal. First, the court must decide that the appeal raises a "substantial" question of law or fact. Second, "if that substantial question is determined favorably to defendant on appeal, that decision is likely to result in reversal or an order for a new trial of all counts on which imprisonment has been imposed." Id. at 24. This approach has been followed in other cases. See United States Powell, 761 F.2d 1227, 1230-1234 (8th Cir.1985) (en banc); United States Handy, 761 F.2d 1279, 1280 (9th Cir.1985) (per curiam); United States Giancola, 754 F.2d 898, 900-901 (11th Cir.1985); see also United States Polin, Nos. 85-5009, © 2008 Thomson/West. No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. Works. https://web2.westlaw.com/print/printstream.aspx?utid=%7bFEDF5709-3AEA-4F74-8619-... 4/10/2008 EFTA00191710
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Page 12 of 24 Page 12 85-5010, slip op. at 2 (4th Cir. March 4, 1985) (opinion of Murnaghan, Circuit Judge as a single circuit judge). We adopt the two-step analysis for determining whether to grant bail pending appeal under § 3143(b), but we apply a somewhat stricter interpretation of what constitutes a "substantial" question of law or fact, which we believe the statute and its purpose require. What constitutes a "substantial" question under the first prong of this test must be considered in light of congressional intent. Under former § 3148, bail pending appeal would be denied if the appeal was "frivolous." The new Act was intended to reverse the presumption in favor of bail pending appeal under the former law and to make the standards for granting bail pending appeal more stringent. SeeS.Rep.No. 225, 98th Cong., 1st Sess. 26-27, reprinted in1984 U.S.Code Cong. & Ad.News 3182. [5] Accordingly, we agree with the Eleventh Circuit that "a ‘substantial question’ is one of more substance than would be necessary to a finding that it was not frivolous. It is a ‘close’ question or one that very well could be decided the other way." Giancola, 754 F.2d at 901. In the Third Circuit said that a “substantial” question under § 3143(b)(2)“is one which is either novel, which has not been decided by controlling precedent, or which is fairly doubtful.” 753 F.2d at 23. We agree with the Eleventh Circuit, however, that a question “which has not been decided by controlling precedent” may not be “substantial” under § 3143(b)(2). For example, an issue may be “so patently without merit that it has not been found necessary for it to have been resolved... Similarly, there might be no precedent in this circuit, but there may also be no real reason to believe that this circuit would depart from unanimous resolution of the issue by other circuits." Giancola, 754 F.2d at 901.FN13 In the final analysis, we cannot define blanket categories for what will constitute "substantial" questions under § 3143(b)(2). Therefore, whether a particular question is "substantial" must be determined on a case-by-case basis, under the general guidelines we adopt as quoted above. See Giancola, 754 F.2d at 901. FN12. See also Handy, 761 F.2d at 1281 ("substantial" question is one that is "fairly debatable"). FN13. Of course, a "substantial" question must be one which can be properly raised on appeal. See Gianola, 754 F.2d at 901 n. 4. The second prong of the test poses less of a definitional problem. Under this second prong, bail pending appeal is *953 appropriate if, assuming that the "substantial question is determined favorably to defendant on appeal, that decision is likely to result in reversal or an order for a new trial of all counts on which imprisonment has been imposed." 753 F.2d at 24. The Third Circuit further explained that this language must be read as going to the significance of the substantial issue to the ultimate disposition of the appeal. A question of law or fact may be substantial but may, nonetheless, in the circumstances of a particular case, be considered harmless, to have no prejudicial effect, or to have been insufficiently preserved. A court may find that reversal or a new trial is "likely" only if it concludes that the question is so integral to the merits of the conviction on which defendant is to be © 2008 Thomson/West. No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. Works. https://web2.westlaw.com/print/printstream.aspx?utid=%7bFEDF5709-3AEA-4F74-8619-... 4/10/2008 EFTA00191711
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Page 13 of 24 Page 13 imprisoned that a contrary appellate holding is likely to require reversal of the conviction or a new trial. ```markdown Id. at 23. FN14 ``` FN14. The Third Circuit rejected the view that § 3143(b)(2) requires the district court to grant bail pending appeal only upon finding that its own rulings were likely to be reversed on appeal for two reasons: In the first place, such a reading would render language in the statute surplusage because every question that is likely to be reversed must by definition be "substantial". In the second place, we are unwilling to attribute to Congress the cynicism that would underlie the provision were it to be read as requiring the district court to determine the likelihood of its own error. A district judge who, on reflection, concludes that s/he erred may rectify that error when ruling on post-trial motions. Judges do not knowingly leave substantial errors uncorrected, or deliberately misconstrue applicable precedent. Thus, it would have been capricious of Congress to have conditioned bail only on the willingness of a trial judge to certify his or her own error. For a similar reason, the phrase "likely to result in reversal or an order for a new trial" cannot reasonably be construed to require the district court to predict the probability of reversal. The federal courts are not to be put in the position of "bookmakers" who trade on the probability of ultimate outcome. 753 F.2d at 23; see also Polin, slip op. at 2 n 2; Handy, 761 F.2d at 1280; Giancola, 754 F.2d at 900. In sum, we hold that in order to grant bail pending appeal, a court must find that the defendant has met his burden of proving by clear and convincing evidence that he is not likely to flee or pose a danger to the safety of any other person or to the community if released under § 3143(b)(1), and that he has established under § 3143(b)(2) FN15 that the appeal is not for purpose of delay, and: FN15. We note that, unlike § 3143(b)(1), § 3143(b)(2) does not require that the showing be made by "clear and convincing evidence." We therefore conclude that a defendant must only prove the § 3143(b)(2) criteria under the ordinary preponderance of the evidence standard. [1.] that the appeal raises a substantial question of law or fact; and [2.] that if that substantial question is determined favorably to defendant on appeal, that decision is likely to result in reversal or an order for a new trial of all counts on which imprisonment has been imposed. Id. at 24. IV Disposition © 2008 Thomson/West. No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. Works. https://web2.westlaw.com/print/printstream.aspx?utid=%7bFEDF5709-3AEA-4F74-8619-... 4/10/2008 EFTA00191712 ```markdown 765 F.2d 944 765 F.2d 944, 53 USLW 2628 (Cite as: 765 F.2d 944) ``` Page 14 of 24 Page 14 [6] In Affleck, both the defendant and the Government agree that we should remand the case to the district court to reconsider the issue of bail pending appeal under the two-part standard, disagreeing only on how to determine a “substantial” question of law or fact, which we have resolved. In Kowalik, however, both the defendant and the Government apparently agree that a remand is not appropriate. Kowalik argues that we should grant him bail pending appeal under the test he espouses, while the Government argues that we should deny bail under the standard it proposes. We conclude that the proper disposition is to remand both cases for the district court to make findings and conclusions under the standard for determining bail on appeal which we adopt today. The Third and Eleventh Circuits made this disposition in *954 Miller and Giancola*. 753 F.2d at 24; Giancola, 754 F.2d at 901 & n. 5.FN16 This disposition comports with Fed.R.App.P. 9(b). Rule 9(b) requires that applications for bail pending appeal be made "in the first instance in the district court." Id. The rule also requires the district court to "state in writing the reasons" if the court denies release pending appeal or imposes conditions on release. Id. The rule contemplates that the district court is in a better position to evaluate, in the first instance, the propriety of granting bail pending appeal. The rule also aids our appellate function by requiring the district court to make written findings and conclusions. FN16. In *Polin*, a single judge of the Fourth Circuit adopted the standard and agreed with the district court's denial of bail pending appeal because the defendant did not meet his burden of showing that his appeal raised a "substantial" question. Polin, slip op. at 3-4. In *Handy*, the Ninth Circuit adopted the standard and disagreed with the district court's denial of bail pending appeal. The Ninth Circuit granted bail pending appeal and held that the defendant had met his burden of proving that his appeal raised a "substantial or 'fairly debatable' question of the type that calls into question the validity of the judgment." *Handy*, 761 F.2d at 1283. The Ninth Circuit remanded to the district court for imposition of the appropriate conditions of release. These proceedings obviously present difficulties for the parties, as well as for the trial and appellate courts. We are convinced that those difficulties will be lessened if a clear record at a hearing is made in the trial court. As noted, the defendant bears the burden of making the showings outlined above on the facts and the law, and he must present sufficient portions of the record to support the questions he raises. If this is not done, as to evidentiary matters we must give considerable deference to the trial court's determination on the substantiality of questions of fact. We can, like the trial court, independently consider questions of law. Accordingly, we partially remand these cases to the district courts for hearings and reconsideration of the denials of the motions for bail pending appeal under the standards we adopt today, and for the district courts to make new written findings, conclusions and orders under these standards. This court otherwise retains jurisdic- © 2008 Thomson/West. No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. Works. https://web2.westlaw.com/print/printstream.aspx?utid=%7bFEDF5709-3AEA-4F74-8619-... 4/10/2008 EFTA00191713
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Page 15 of 24 Page 15 tion of the principal appeals in these cases. The mandates for the partial remands shall issue forthwith. ## McKAY, Circuit Judge, dissenting: Since our country's inception, liberty has held a preeminent place in our pantheon of values. Our founding fathers took care to preserve it through a wealth of carefully crafted constitutional safeguards. Among them are the eighth amendment's proscription of excessive bail, the due process clause, and the ex post facto clause. In my view, the court has trivialized each of these safeguards in sustaining the constitutionality of the bail pending appeal provisions of the Bail Reform Act of 1984, and in approving the application of these provisions to defendants who were convicted of crimes committed before the Act's passage. I believe that this is, in large measure, a consequence of the court's preoccupation with attempting to ameliorate the harsh effects of these provisions. Had the court held fast to the actual intent of Congress, the constitutional infirmity of the statute would have been readily apparent. When the standard for release of a convicted person pending appeal under 18 U.S.C. § 3143 was first considered by trial courts and by a panel of this court, they all concluded that Congress did indeed mean what it said-bail should be denied unless the trial court finds: that the appeal is not for purpose of delay and raises a substantial question of law or fact likely to result in reversal or an order for a new trial. ## 18 U.S.C. § 3143(b). These early decisions took the statute to mean that for all practical purposes Congress intended to eliminate bail pending appeal in all but the most extraordinary cases. Subsequently, the Third Circuit fabricated from rules of judicial construction an intent that gives the appearance of significantly ameliorating the harshness of *955* the provision-even though there is no evidence that Congress had such a construction in mind. United States 753 F.2d 19 (3rd Cir.1985). Other circuits quickly fell in line. United States Handy, 761 F.2d 1279 (9th Cir.1985) (per curiam); United States Giancola, 754 F.2d 898 (11th Cir.1985); see also United States Polin, Nos. 85-5009, 85-5010, slip op. at 2 (4th Cir. March 4, 1985) (opinion of Murnaghan, C.J., as a single circuit judge). In this case the majority, adopting the reasoning of both the Third and Eleventh Circuits, rewrites the statutory provision to read that bail may be granted by the trial court if: 1. the appeal raises a substantial question of law or fact; and 2. if that substantial question is determined favorably to the defendant on appeal, the decision is likely to result in reversal or an order for a new trial on all counts for which imprisonment has been imposed. Thus, under the majority's attempted emasculation of the provisions of the Act, no determination need be made whether the substantial question is likely to be determined favorably upon appeal; it need only be decided whether that substantial question would likely result in reversal if it is so resolved on appeal. In my view, it is regrettable that the courts have not held fast to the actual intent of Congress. This supposed amelioration will © 2008 Thomson/West. No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. 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The new standards will not only eliminate bail in the overwhelming majority of those cases, but I am satisfied that it will be accident rather than design if even a substantial majority of those cases that we reverse coincide with the cases in which bail pending appeal is granted. More important, in sorting through the theoretical niceties of supposedly ameliorative standards the courts have lost sight of the fact that the statute both as written by Congress and as rewritten by them allows for the punishment of a substantial class of individuals who have not yet been finally adjudicated guilty. I am convinced that denying bail under the test set forth in the panel's opinion is contrary to the Constitution of the United States. ## CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS ON APPEAL Until recently, it might have been argued that the constitutional rights that normally would attend preconviction proceedings do not accompany the appellate process. See Ross Moffitt, 417 U.S. 600, 94 S.Ct. 2437, 41 L.Ed.2d 341 (1974). However, the recent Supreme Court case of *Evitts Lucey*, 469 U.S. 387, 105 S.Ct. 830, 83 L.Ed.2d 821 (1985), has drastically changed this analysis. In *Evitts* the Court found that, where a state provides for an appeal as a matter of right, “the procedures used in deciding appeals must comport with the demands of the Due Process and Equal Protection clauses of the Constitution.” 469 U.S. at ----, 105 S.Ct. at 834. In holding that a defendant has a due process right to effective assistance of counsel on appeal, the Court stated that “in establishing a system of appeal as of right, the state had implicitly determined that it was unwilling to curtail drastically a defendant's liberty unless a second judicial decision-maker, the appellate court, was convinced that the conviction was in accord with law.” 469 U.S. at ----, 105 S.Ct. at 840. The state was thus found to have “made the appeal the final step in the adjudication of guilt or innocence of the individual.” *Id.* *956* Accordingly, in a system where a defendant has an appeal as of right, his guilt or innocence is not finally determined until the conclusion of his appeal. Under this rationale, all rights that apply to protect a defendant at the trial stage also apply at the appellate level, provided the appeal is a matter of right. FN2. Justice Rehnquist, writing in dissent, vehemently objected to this characterization as “inconsistent with the general view of state appellate review expressed ... in Ross Moffitt, supra, at 610-11 [, 94 S.Ct. at 2443-44].” 469 U.S. at ----, 105 S.Ct. at 844. Ross can be distinguished, however, on the ground that the appeal involved in that case was discretionary rather than as of right. © 2008 Thomson/West. No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. 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Page 17 of 24 Page 17 As the Supreme Court has stated, "[p]resent federal law has made an appeal from a district court's judgment of conviction in a criminal case what is, in effect, a matter of right." Coppedge United States, 369 U.S. 438, 441, 82 S.Ct. 917, 918, 8 L.Ed.2d 21 (1962) (citing 28 U.S.C. §§ 1291, 1294; Fed.R.Crim.P. 37(a)). The federal courts have, therefore, made the appeal "the final step in the adjudication of guilt or innocence" and, under Evitts, the full panoply of constitutional rights applies until the conclusion of the appeal. ## THE EIGHTH AMENDMENT The traditional purpose of bail has been to ensure the presence of the defendant at trial. Higher bail than that amount reasonably calculated to fulfill this purpose is "excessive" in violation of the eighth amendment. Stack Boyle, 342 U.S. 1, 5, 72 S.Ct. 1, 3, 96 L.Ed. 1 (1951). It remains an open question, however, whether the eighth amendment provides a right to bail in cases where the defendant is not likely to flee. Compare Escandar Ferguson, 441 F.Supp. 53, 58 (S.D.Fla.1977) (finding that likelihood of flight is the only constitutionally permissible justification for denial of bail) with United States Edwards, 430 A.2d 1321 (D.C.App.1981), cert. denied, 455 U.S. 1022, 102 S.Ct. 1721, 72 L.Ed.2d 141 (1982) (upholding the denial of bail for the purpose of protecting the community). The Supreme Court has expressly reserved the question. Bell Wolfish, 441 U.S. 520, 534 n. 15, 99 S.Ct. 1861, 1871 n. 15, 60 L.Ed.2d 447 (1979) (refusing to decide whether any objective other than ensuring the defendant's presence at trial may constitutionally justify pretrial detention). FN3. The denial of bail has historically been allowed in all capital cases, but this exception falls within the traditional justification of prevention of flight. United States Kennedy, 618 F.2d 557, 559 (9th Cir.1980) ("It has been thought that most defendants facing a possible death penalty would likely flee regardless of what bail was set, but those facing only a possible prison sentence would not if bail were sufficiently high.") I would resolve the question left open in *Wolfish* by finding that prevention of flight is the only constitutionally permissible justification for the denial of bail. In my view, to say that the eighth amendment does not prevent Congress from defining classes of cases in which bail shall not be allowed but only provides that bail shall not be excessive in those cases where it is allowed "is a classic case of the cart pulling the horse since the Congress could abrogate the right to bail altogether, making the eighth amendment absolutely meaningless." *Edwards*, 430 A.2d at 1365 (Mack, J., dissenting). *See also Carlson Landon*, 342 U.S. 524, 556, 72 S.Ct. 525, 542, 96 L.Ed. 547 (1951) (Black, J., dissenting). Regardless of whether the English provision that provided the basis for the eighth amendment was more narrowly structured, the Bill of Rights "was written and adopted to guarantee Americans greater freedom than had been enjoyed by their ancestors who had been driven from Europe by persecution." *Edwards*, 430 A.2d at 1366 (Mack, J., dissenting) (quoting *Carlson Landon*, 342 U.S. 524, 556, 72 S.Ct. 525, 542, 96 L.Ed. 547 reh. denied, 343 U.S. 988, 72 S.Ct. 1069, 96 L.Ed. 1375 (1952)). *See also Foote, The Coming Constitutional Crisis in Bail*, 113 U.Pa.L.Rev. 959, 1125 (1965). © 2008 Thomson/West. No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. Works. https://web2.westlaw.com/print/printstream.aspx?utid=%7bFEDF5709-3AEA-4F74-8619-... 4/10/2008 EFTA00191716
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Page 18 of 24 Page 18 FN4. See Duker, The Right to Bail: An Historical Inquiry, 42 Alb.L.Rev. 33, 58-66 (1977) (finding that the English provision did not limit Parliament's ability to define offenses as nonbailable). Although there have been hints to the contrary in recent Supreme Court opinions, see *957 Carlson*, 342 U.S. at 545-46, 72 S.Ct. at 536-37, and Schall Martin, 467 U.S. 253, 104 S.Ct. 2403, 2410, 81 L.Ed.2d 207 (1984), it would be a travesty if we glibly abandoned the observations of the Supreme Court in Stack Boyle, 342 U.S. 1, 4, 72 S.Ct. 1, 3, 96 L.Ed. 1 (1951): From the passage of the Judiciary Act of 1789, 1 Stat. 73, 91, to the present Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rule 46(a)(1), federal law has unequivocally provided that a person arrested for a noncapital offense shall be admitted to bail. This traditional right to freedom before conviction permits the unhampered preparation of a defense, and serves to prevent the infliction of punishment prior to conviction. See Hudson Parker, 156 U.S. 277, 285, 15 S.Ct. 450, 453, 39 L.Ed. 424 (1895). Unless this right to bail before trial is preserved, the presumption of innocence, secured only after centuries of struggle, would lose its mean- ing. Thus, in my view, the Bail Reform Act violates the eighth amendment by allowing the denial of bail on grounds unrelated to the defendant's likelihood of flight. Even if Congress is free to define nonbailable offenses, certainly the allowable justifications are limited. Justice Black, sitting as a Circuit Justice, stated that "the command of the eighth amendment that 'excessive bail shall not be required * * *' at the very least obligates judges passing upon the right to bail to deny such relief only for the strongest of reasons.” Sellers United States, --- U.S. ----, 89 S.Ct. 36, 38, 21 L.Ed.2d 64 (1968). See also Truong Dinh Hung United States, 439 U.S. 1326, 99 S.Ct. 16, 58 L.Ed.2d 33 Circuit Justice 1978); Harris United States, 404 U.S. 1232, 92 S.Ct. 10, 30 L.Ed.2d 25 (1971) (Douglas, Circuit Justice 1971). At a minimum, the eighth amendment must prohibit unreasonable denial of bail. Carlson, 342 U.S. at 569, 72 S.Ct. at 548 (Burton, J., dissenting). See also Hunt Roth, 648 F.2d 1148 1161 (8th Cir.1981), vacated as moot in Hunt, 455 U.S. 478, 102 S.Ct. 1181, 71 L.Ed.2d 353 (1982) (“… Congress and the states may reasonably legislate as to the right to bail for certain offenses provided the power is exercised rationally, reasonably, and without discrimination.”) Surely we cannot condone the position that bail may be denied for the primary purpose of punishing a defendant prior to the final determination of his guilt, as defined in Evitts. The government has a compelling interest in safeguarding the integrity of the judicial system. Denial of bail on the ground that the defendant is likely to flee furthers this interest by ensuring the defendant's presence at trial. Certainly, from the perspective of the individual denied bail on this ground, the bars are just as cold and the cell is just as bleak as if he were being punished. Whatever penal aspects are attendant to such incarceration, however, are incidental to the achievement of the state's principle purpose-the protection of the integrity of the judicial system. This justification is, however, inapplicable in the cases before us, since the district © 2008 Thomson/West. No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. Works. https://web2.westlaw.com/print/printstream.aspx?utid=%7bFEDF5709-3AEA-4F74-8619-... 4/10/2008 EFTA00191717 ```markdown 765 F.2d 944 765 F.2d 944, 53 USLW 2628 (Cite as: 765 F.2d 944) ``` Page 19 of 24 Page 19 court found on a sufficient record that bail would ensure the presence of the defendants and that neither defendant is a danger to the community requiring immediate isolation. Thus, the only possible purpose for detaining them before the guilt determination is complete, as defined by Evitts, is punitive. While this conclusion is not difficult to divine from the face of the statute, Congress has made our analytic task even easier by explicitly stating the intent of the statutory provisions governing bail pending appeal to be punitive. The legislative history accompanying the Act indicates that Congress believed swifter punishment is a greater deterrent to criminal conduct: "release of a criminal defendant into the community after conviction may undermine the deterrent effect of the criminal law, especially in those situations where the appeal of the conviction may drag on for many months or even years." Senate Report No. 98-225 at 26, 98th Cong., 2d Sess. (1984), U.S.Code Cong. & Admin.News 1984, p. 3209; Senate Report No. 98-147 at 562, 98th Cong., 1st Sess. (1983); Senate Report No. 97-317 at 15-56, 97th Cong., 2d Sess. (1982). As the court noted in its memorandum *958 opinion and order in United States Cirrincione, 600 F.Supp. 1436, 1443 (N.D.Ill.1985): By viewing the restrictions on release pending appeal to be a deterrent to crime, Congress must have concluded that a sentence that commences immediately upon conviction is somehow more severe than a sentence which commences only after appeal. Certainly a sentence which commences before, rather than after, appeal, is more certain to be served. Indeed, in the approximately ten percent of all criminal cases in which the appellate courts reverse convictions, there is a substantial likelihood that persons will serve time in prison who would not otherwise have served at all, since some of these reversals will result in dismissals and even retrial will not necessarily result in conviction. FN5. Annual Report of the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, Table B-1, p. 228 (1984). Denial of bail for the primary purpose of punishing the defendant is unreasonable, and therefore a violation of the eighth amendment. Accordingly, I can only conclude that, because under the statute as written by Congress and as rewritten by our court and others the denial of postconviction bail is principally a punitive act, the statute is unconstitutional under the eighth amendment. In addition, the punitive nature of the statute leads me to conclude that the statute also violates the due process clause and the ex post facto clause. ## THE DUE PROCESS CLAUSE The liberty protected by the fifth amendment includes freedom from punishment. Bell Wolfish, 441 U.S. 520, 535 n. 17, 99 S.Ct. 1861, 1871, n. 17, 60 L.Ed.2d 447 (1978). Thus, under the due process clause, a person may not be punished prior to an adjudication of guilt in accordance with due process of law. Wolfish, 441 U.S. at 535, 99 S.Ct. at 1871. Since a defendant is not finally adjudicated guilty until after the conclusion of his appeal, Evitts, 469 U.S. at ----, 105 S.Ct. 831, the prohibition against punishment is still applicable while the defendant is awaiting his appeal. The Supreme Court “has recognized a distinction between punitive measures that © 2008 Thomson/West. No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. Works. https://web2.westlaw.com/print/printstream.aspx?utid=%7bFEDF5709-3AEA-4F74-8619-... 4/10/2008 EFTA00191718
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Page 20 of 24 Page 20 may not constitutionally be imposed prior to a determination of guilt and regulatory measures that may." Wolfish, 441 U.S. at 537, 99 S.Ct. at 1873. Thus, in analyzing the denial of bail, "the court must decide whether the disability is imposed for the purpose of punishment or whether it is but an incident of some other legitimate governmental purpose." Id. at 538, 99 S.Ct. at 1873. As discussed, the legislative history makes clear that the statutory restrictions on bail pending appeal were "imposed for the purpose of punishment." Wolfish, 441 U.S. at 538, 99 S.Ct. at 1873. The statute thus violates the due process clause by imposing punishment prior to a final adjudication of guilt. The infirmity of the new statute has another dimension under the due process clause as well-one which stems from the critically overburdened state of our docket. In my view, the risk of erroneous deprivation of liberty under the new provisions will be great, for I am persuaded that in practice the substance of the legal issues raised in the petitions for bail pending appeal will receive only slight consideration. While I have been unable to make a precise calculation, such figures as are available suggest that approximately sixty-three percent of all direct criminal appeals to this circuit involve persons who have been granted bail pending appeal. Because of the Bail Reform Act, we have pending a large number of petitions to this court to grant bail pending appeal after denial by the trial court. It is quite possible that we would have little difficulty continuing to work into our calendar an examination of cases where the only test for denial of bail is frivolity. But the test that the majority imposes ensures, as night to day, that if we take our duties under Rule 9 of the Rules of Appellate Procedure seriously, we have *959 just added a mini-appeal in a large percentage of direct criminal appeals to our already unmanageable docket. Even the majority admits that “[i]n the final analysis, we cannot define blanket categories for what will constitute ‘substantial’ questions under § 3143(b)(2).” Op. at p. 952. The court's self-injunction that such issues must be determined on a “case-by-case basis” is the administrative equivalent of handing a rock to a drowning man. Even in the cases in which we ultimately determine that the question is not “substantial,” the effort required to give conscientious judicial scrutiny to the determination of that issue will be substantial. Notwithstanding the fact that the trial court makes the initial determination, the substantiality of an issue of law is one that this court must determine and no presumption can properly be given to the trial court's predetermination of that issue. Once a question is found to be substantial, the court must also make a determination tantamount to a harmless error determination. At this point the mini-appeal is no longer a mini-appeal. We have a duty to find harmlessness only in light of the entire record. One need say no more in order to suggest the damage we have done to our dockets, and the risk that in our overburdened state the bail decisions will not be adequately reviewed. In addition, the process impinges on the fundamental fairness of the review of the merits of each criminal appeal, for our final determination on the merits will inevitably be affected by the fact that we have already found that the legal issues raised lack substantiality. By this I do not intend even remotely to impugn either the ability or intent of the judges. The problems are simply the inevitable product of the pressures of our dockets and the nature © 2008 Thomson/West. No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. Works. https://web2.westlaw.com/print/printstream.aspx?utid=%7bFEDF5709-3AEA-4F74-8619-... 4/10/2008 EFTA00191719 Page 21 of 24
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of the human mind. ## EX POST FACTO The ex post facto clause was adopted, in part, to protect an individual's right to fair notice when the government "increases punishment beyond what was prescribed when the crime was consummated." Weaver Graham, 450 U.S. 24, 30, 101 S.Ct. 960, 965, 67 L.Ed.2d 17 (1981). In Weaver the Court noted that two elements must be present for a criminal law to be held ex post facto: it must apply to acts occurring before its enactment into law, and it must function to the disadvantage of the offender affected by it. The Supreme Court has repeatedly recognized, however, that a purely procedural change in the law is not ex post facto, even if a defendant is disadvantaged thereby. See, e.g., Dobbert Florida, 432 U.S. 282, 97 S.Ct. 2290, 53 L.Ed.2d 344 (1977), reh. denied, 434 U.S. 882, 98 S.Ct. 246, 54 L.Ed.2d 166 (1977); Beazell Ohio, 269 U.S. 167, 46 S.Ct. 68, 70 L.Ed. 216 (1925); Hopt Utah, 110 U.S. 574, 4 S.Ct. 202, 28 L.Ed. 262 (1884). In other cases, however, the Court has noted that a procedural change may so affect substantial rights as to fall within the ex post facto prohibition. See, e.g., Kring Missouri, 107 U.S. 221, 2 S.Ct. 443, 27 L.Ed. 506 (1883); Thompson Utah, 170 U.S. 343, 18 S.Ct. 620, 42 L.Ed. 1061 (1898). I need not linger long over the body of law addressed to the fine distinctions between those procedural changes that do affect substantial rights and those that do not, however, in light of the legislative history indicating that Congress intended the provision to be punitive. As the Court noted in Deveau Braisted, 363 U.S. 144, 160, 80 S.Ct. 1146, 1154, 4 L.Ed.2d 1109, reh. denied, 364 U.S. 856, 81 S.Ct. 30, 5 L.Ed.2d 80 (1960): The mark of an ex post facto law is the imposition of what can fairly be designated as punishment for past acts. The question in each case where unpleasant consequences are brought to bear upon an individual for prior conduct, is whether the legislative aim was to punish that individual for past activity, or whether the restriction comes about as a relevant incident to a regulation of a present situation... As the court found in Cirrincione, "the post-conviction bail restrictions are not unrelated to punishment nor merely incidental to regulation of a present situation." 600 F.Supp. at 1443. Rather, the provisions *960 impose on defendants what Congress viewed as the harsher punishment of a sentence that must be served immediately rather than after the conclusion of the appeal. Indeed, for those defendants whose convictions are reversed and who are not thereafter reconvicted, the statute imposes the punishment of imprisonment on those who would not otherwise be forced to bear it. To fall into the "procedure" versus "substance" trap is intolerable under the circumstances and trivializes the seriousness of incarceration. Because the provisions are principally and fundamentally penal, they are irreconcilable with the notion that a person may be punished only to the extent that the law allowed at the time he committed the crime. ## PRE-TRIAL DETENTION Finally, I address the issue that alarms me most of all about the court's opinion-the implications for the concept of pretrial bail inherent in the method by which the court has reached its result. I think it likely that the trivialization of premature incarceration of convicted persons prior to appeal as © 2008 Thomson/West. No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. Works. https://web2.westlaw.com/print/printstream.aspx?utid=%7bFEDF5709-3AEA-4F74-8619-... 4/10/2008 EFTA00191720
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Page 22 of 24 Page 22 merely procedural will result in the same trivialization of premature incarceration of accused persons prior to trial. I hold with Justice Jackson who, sitting as a circuit justice, said: It is difficult to reconcile with traditional American law the jailing of persons by the courts because of anticipated but as yet uncommitted crimes. Imprisonment to protect society from predicted but unconsummated offenses is so unprecedented in this country and so fraught with danger of excesses that I am loath to resort to it, even as a discretionary judicial technique... Williams United States, 184 F.2d 280, 282-83 (2d Cir.1950). Professor Tribe has noted that this approach bears a striking similarity to the exchange in Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking Glass: The Queen observes that the King's Messenger is "in prison now, being punished; and the trial doesn't even begin till next Wednesday; and of course the crime comes last of all." Perplexed, Alice asks, "Suppose he never commits the crime?" "That will be all the better, wouldn't it?" the Queen replies. Tribe, An Ounce of Detention: Preventive Justice in the World of John Mitchell, 56 Va.L.Rev. 371, 374 (1970) (quoted in Edwards, 430 A.2d at 1368 (Mack, J., dissenting)). What one thinks of the role of the eighth amendment and the due process clause in restraining unjustified detention prior to trial or pending appeal undoubtedly depends on one's experience. From our privileged position it would be quite normal for us to assume that the spectre of unjustified detention looms only in such countries as Poland or South Africa. Perhaps we would be more mindful of the past failings of our own country in this regard, and more inclined to bolster the safeguards against future lapses, if we were of Japanese origins. See Korematsu United States, 323 U.S. 214, 65 S.Ct. 193, 89 L.Ed. 194 (1944), reh. denied,324 U.S. 885, 65 S.Ct. 674, 89 L.Ed. 1435 (1945). Our sensitivity to the dangers of unjustified or discriminatory detention might be similarly heightened if we were black or poor. See Furman Georgia, 408 U.S. 238, 92 S.Ct. 2726, 33 L.Ed.2d 346 (1972), reh. denied,409 U.S. 902, 93 S.Ct. 89, 34 L.Ed.2d 163 (1972) (Douglas, J., concurring) (in which the Supreme Court chronicled our history of racial and economic disparity in the execution of accused persons). Crime is indeed one of the most serious of the problems that threaten our society, and the goal of enhancing the security of our citizenry is an important one. We should not seek to achieve it through the circumvention of constitutional safeguards, however. To fall into the "procedure" versus "substance" trap is intolerable when human liberty hangs in the balance. To punish an individual before he has been finally adjudicated guilty or to retroactively enhance the punishment for a crime is a perversion of our system of justice. In the end it will not bring either credit or *961 enhanced effectiveness to the criminal justice system. I would grant both petitions to admit to bail pending appeal. SEYMOUR, Circuit Judge, dissenting. I generally agree with most of what Judge McKay has written and I therefore join his dissent. I write separately to note two things. First, I am not convinced that likelihood of flight is the sole consideration that may be © 2008 Thomson/West. No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. Works. https://web2.westlaw.com/print/printstream.aspx?utid=%7bFEDF5709-3AEA-4F74-8619-... 4/10/2008 EFTA00191721
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Page 23 of 24 Page 23 given to a bail decision pending appeal. I believe that circumstances could justify a denial of bail where the defendant has been convicted of a violent crime and has otherwise indicated that he is a danger to the community. Nonetheless, I fear that the language of the statute is sufficiently vague to encompass far more situations than I would consider constitutional. That is not the case here, however, and the proper contours of "likely to ... pose a danger to the safety of any other person or the community,"18 U.S.C. § 3143(b)(1), must be left to the appropriate cases. Second, it is unfortunate that Congress has chosen to limit bail pending appeal as a reaction to the sad state of the circuit court dockets. In 1979, there were 1194 appeals filed in the Tenth Circuit; in 1984, there were 1922. Administrative Office of the United States Courts, Federal Court Management Statistics 11 (1984). The average time it is currently taking this circuit to handle a criminal appeal from the date of the notice to oral argument is 368 days. In a bail opinion in 1956, Justice Frankfurter addressed the growing length of time of criminal appeals: "Nothing has disturbed me more during my years on the Court than the time span, in so many cases that come here, between the date of an indictment and the final appellate disposition of a conviction. Such untoward delays seem to me inimical to the fair and effective administration of the criminal law. I see no reason whatever why we in this country cannot be as expeditious in dealing with criminal appeals as is true of England. Applications for appeals are heard in the English Court of Criminal Appeal within eight weeks of conviction; in murder cases appeals ‘are generally before the Court not later than three weeks after the conviction.’” Ward United States, --- U.S. ----, 76 S.Ct. 1063, 1066, 1 L.Ed.2d 25 (1956). When Justice Frankfurter expressed these concerns, the case before him had been pending on appeal for four months and he expected that it would not be heard on the merits for another two months. Given this time frame, which he viewed as far too lengthy, he said: "The Government should, I believe, be the active mover for an early hearing, thus putting upon the convicted defendant the responsibility for setting forth sound reasons for postponing such a hearing. I am not able to understand why it should not become the settled practice for the Government to move, after an appeal is taken from a conviction, for the hearing of the appeal on the stenographic minutes at the earliest possible moment that a Court of Appeals can accommodate its calendar to the disposition of business that has first call, namely, a criminal appeal. This is especially desirable in a case where bail has been denied." ## Id. 76 S.Ct. at 1067. I agree with Justice Frankfurter. I believe that Congress should have addressed its concern for the length of the appeal process by enacting some form of speedy appeals act rather than limiting bail. Judge McKay correctly envisions that the circuits soon will be mired in mini-appeals over the bail issues if we exercise our duty as Article III judges to review seriously the trial judge's determination that no "substantial" issue is presented. For this reason, I urge this court to expedite all criminal appeals where bail has been denied, to deny extensions of time to court reporters and brief writers, and to hear oral argument on the merits within 90 © 2008 Thomson/West. No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. Works. https://web2.westlaw.com/print/printstream.aspx?utid=%7bFEDF5709-3AEA-4F74-8619-... 4/10/2008 EFTA00191722 Page 24 of 24
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Page 24 days of conviction. If at the time of oral argument the panel determines that an issue is in fact *962 substantial and likely to result in reversal, it can immediately order that bail be set pending the final decision on appeal. In this manner, the court can ameliorate the deprivation of liberty involved where bail has been denied to a defendant whose conviction is thereafter overturned on appeal. C.A. 10,1985. U.S. Affleck 765 F.2d 944, 53 USLW 2628 END OF DOCUMENT © 2008 Thomson/West. No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. 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Defendants JEFFREY EPSTEIN and SARAH KELLEN paid T.M., H.R., and A.F. to perform, among other things, recruiting services. 4. Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN owned a property located at 358 El Brillo Way, Palm Beach, Florida, in the Southern District of Florida (hereinafter referred to as “358 El Brillo Way”). 5. Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN owned a property located at 9 East 71st Street, New York, New York (hereinafter referred to as “the New York residence”). 6. Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN was the principal owner of JEGE, INC., a Delaware corporation. JEGE, INC.’s sole business activities related to the operation and ownership of a Boeing 727-31 aircraft bearing tail number N908JE. 7. Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN served as president, sole director, and sole shareholder of JEGE, INC., and had the power to direct all of its operations. 8. Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN was the principal owner of Hyperion Air, Inc., a Delaware corporation. Hyperion Air, Inc.’s sole business activities related to the operation and ownership of a Gulfstream G-1159B aircraft bearing tail number N909JE. 9. Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN served as president, sole director, and sole shareholder of Hyperion Air, Inc., and had the power to direct all of its operations. ## T 2 EFTA00191725 10. Pursuant to Florida Statutes Section 794.05, a “person 24 years of age or older who engages in sexual activity with a person 16 or 17 years of age commits a felony of the second degree.” For purposes of “this section, ‘sexual activity’ means oral, anal, or vaginal penetration by, or union with, the sexual organ of another; however, sexual activity does not include an act done for a bona fide medical purpose.” Florida Statutes Section 794.021 states that “ignorance of the age [of the victim] is no defense,” and that neither “misrepresentation of age by [the victim] nor a bona fide belief that such person is over the specified age [shall] be a defense.” 11. Pursuant to Florida Statutes Sections 800.04(5)(a) and 800.04(5)(c)(2), an adult “who intentionally touches in a lewd or lascivious manner the breasts, genitals, genital area, or buttocks, or the clothing covering them, of a person less than 16 years of age, or forces or entices a person under 16 years of age to so touch the perpetrator, commits lewd or lascivious molestation,” which is a felony of the second degree if the victim is 12 years of age or older but less than 16 years of age. 12. Pursuant to Florida Statutes Sections 800.04(6)(a) and 800.04(6)(b), an adult “who [i]ntentionally touches a person under 16 years of age in a lewd or lascivious manner or [s]olicits a person under 16 years of age to commit a lewd or lascivious act commits lewd or lascivious conduct,” which is a felony of the second degree. 3 EFTA00191726 13. Pursuant to Florida Statutes Sections 800.04(7)(a) and 800.04(7)(c), an adult “who: (1) [i]ntentionally masturbates; (2) [i]ntentionally exposes the genitals in a lewd or lascivious manner; or (3) [i]ntentionally commits any other sexual act that does not involve actual physical or sexual contact with the victim, including, but not limited to . . . the simulation of any act involving sexual activity in the presence of a victim who is less than 16 years of age, commits lewd or lascivious exhibition,” which is a felony of the second degree. 14. Pursuant to Florida Statutes Section 800.04(2), “[n]either the victim’s lack of chastity nor the victim’s consent is a defense to the crimes proscribed by [Section 800.04].” 15. Pursuant to Florida Statutes Section 800.04(3), “[t]he perpetrator’s ignorance of the victim’s age, the victim’s misrepresentation of his or her age, or the perpetrator’s bona fide belief of the victim’s age cannot be raised as a defense in a prosecution under [Section 800.04].” 16. Pursuant to Florida Statutes Section 800.02, a “person who commits any unnatural and lascivious act with another person commits a misdemeanor of the second degree.” ## F 17. Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN was over the age of 24 and did not have any medical license. ## T 4 EFTA00191727 18. During the period of her involvement with the Defendants, Jane Doe #4 attended Wellington High School and Palm Beach Central High School in Palm Beach County. 19. During the period of her involvement with the Defendants, Jane Doe #5 attended Wellington High School in Palm Beach County. 20. During the period of their involvement with the Defendants, Jane Does # 6, 8 and 12 attended Palm Beach Central High School in Palm Beach County. 21. During the period of her involvement with the Defendants, Jane Doe #7 attended William T. Dwyer High School in Palm Beach County. 22. During the periods of their involvement with the Defendants, Jane Does # 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, and 19 attended Royal Palm Beach High School in Palm Beach County. 23. During the period of her involvement with the Defendants, Jane Doe #10 attended Lake Worth High School in Palm Beach County. 24. During the period of her involvement with the Defendants, Jane Doe #11 attended the Professional Performing Arts School, a public high school, located in New York, New York. ## F 25. During the period of her involvement with the Defendants, Jane Doe #13 attended John I. Leonard High School in Palm Beach County. ## T 5 EFTA00191728 ## COUNT 1 (Conspiracy: 18 U.S.C. § 371) 26. Paragraphs 1 through 25 of this Indictment are re-alleged and incorporated by reference as though fully set forth herein. 27. From at least as early as 2001, the exact date being unknown to the Grand Jury, through in or around October 2005, in Palm Beach County, in the Southern District of Florida, and elsewhere, the Defendants, ## JEFFREY EPSTEIN, SARAH KELLEN, ADRIANA ROSS, a/k/a “Adriana Mucinska,” and NADIA MARCINKOVA, did knowingly and willfully combine, conspire, confederate and agree with each other and with others known and unknown to commit an offense against the United States, that is, to use a facility or means of interstate or foreign commerce to knowingly persuade, induce, and entice individuals who had not attained the age of 18 years to engage in prostitution, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2422(b). ## Purpose and Object of the Conspiracy 28. It was the purpose and object of the conspiracy to procure females under the age of 18 to travel to 358 El Brillo Way and the New York residence so that JEFFREY EPSTEIN could, in exchange for money, engage in lewd conduct with those minor females in order to satisfy JEFFREY EPSTEIN's prurient interests. ## T 6 EFTA00191729 ## Manner and Means 29. The manner and means by which the Defendants and other participants sought to accomplish the purpose and object of the conspiracy included the following: D (a) It was part of the conspiracy that Defendants SARAH KELLEN, ADRIANA ROSS, a/k/a “Adriana Mucinska,” NADIA MARCINKOVA, and other participants would contact minor females via the use of cellular and other telephones to arrange appointments for minor females to travel to 358 El Brillo Way and the New York residence to allow Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN to engage in lewd conduct with them. (b) It was further a part of the conspiracy that Defendants JEFFREY EPSTEIN, SARAH KELLEN, and ADRIANA ROSS, a/k/a “Adriana Mucinska,” NADIA MARCINKOVA, and other participants would make payments to, or cause payments to be made to, minor females in exchange for engaging in lewd conduct. (c) It was further a part of the conspiracy that Defendants JEFFREY EPSTEIN, SARAH KELLEN, ADRIANA ROSS, a/k/a “Adriana Mucinska,” and other participants would ask females to recruit other minor females to engage in lewd conduct with Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN. (d) It was further a part of the conspiracy that Defendants JEFFREY EPSTEIN, SARAH KELLEN, ADRIANA ROSS, a/k/a “Adriana Mucinska,” and other participants would make payments to, or cause payments to be made to, the recruiters for ## T 7 EFTA00191730 bringing additional minor females to 358 El Brillo Way and the New York residence to engage in lewd conduct with Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN. (e) It was further a part of the conspiracy that Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN would pay minor females to engage in lewd conduct with Defendant NADIA MARCINKOVA to satisfy Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN's prurient interests. ## Overt Acts 30. In furtherance of this conspiracy and to effect the objects thereof, there was committed by at least one of the co-conspirators herein, at least one of the following overt acts, among others, in the Southern District of Florida, and elsewhere: ## Jane Does #1 and #2 (1) In or around the beginning of 2001, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN engaged in sexual activity with Jane Doe #1, who was then a seventeen-year-old girl, in the presence of Jane Doe #2, who was then a fourteen-year-old girl. (2) In or around 2001, Defendant SARAH KELLEN led Jane Doe #2 from the kitchen of 358 El Brillo Way upstairs to Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN’s bedroom at 358 El Brillo Way. (3) In or around 2001, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN masturbated in the presence of Jane Doe #2, who was then a fourteen-year-old girl. (4) In or around 2001, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN asked Jane Doe #2, who was then fourteen years’ old, to pinch his nipples while he masturbated. 8 EFTA00191731 (5) In or around 2001, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN made a payment of $300 to Jane Doe #2. (6) In or around 2001, Defendant SARAH KELLEN placed a telephone call to a telephone used by Jane Doe #2 to make an appointment for Jane Doe #2 to travel to 358 El Brillo Way. (7) In or around 2001, JEFFREY EPSTEIN engaged in sexual intercourse with an unidentified female in the presence of Jane Doe #2, who was then a fourteen-year-old girl. (8) In or around 2001, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN paid $300 to Jane Doe #2, who was then a fourteen-year-old girl, for allowing an unidentified female to perform oral sex on Jane Doe #2 in EPSTEIN’s presence. (9) On or about March 11, 2003, an employee of Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN prepared a written telephone message for Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN’s review regarding a telephone call received from Jane Doe #2. (10) In or around 2003, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN asked Jane Doe #2 if she had any younger friends who would be interested in engaging in similar activities with him. (11) In or around 2003, Defendant SARAH KELLEN took nude photographs of Jane Doe #2, who was then a sixteen-year-old girl. ## T 9 EFTA00191732 (12) In or around 2003, Defendant SARAH KELLEN made a payment of $500 to Jane Doe #2 in exchange for posing for nude photographs. (13) In or around 2003, Defendant SARAH KELLEN told Jane Doe #2 that Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN had asked KELLEN to take nude photographs of Jane Doe #2. (14) In or around 2003, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN masturbated in the presence of Jane Doe #2, who was then a sixteen-year-old girl. (15) In or around 2003, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN made a payment of $200 to Jane Doe #2, who was then a sixteen-year-old girl. (16) In or around 2003, Defendant SARAH KELLEN placed a telephone call to a telephone used by Jane Doe #2 to make an appointment for Jane Doe #2 to travel to 358 El Brillo Way. (17) On or about April 23, 2004, Defendant SARAH KELLEN placed a telephone call to a telephone used by Jane Doe #2. (18) On or about May 2, 2004, Defendant SARAH KELLEN placed a telephone call to a telephone used by Jane Doe #2. ## Jane Doe #3 (19) In or around 2003, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN masturbated in the presence of Jane Doe #3, who was then a fifteen-year-old girl. ## T 10 EFTA00191733 (20) In or around 2003, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN made a payment of $200 to Jane Doe #3. (21) On or about October 26, 2004, Defendant SARAH KELLEN placed a telephone call to a telephone used by Jane Doe #3. (22) On or about October 30, 2004, Defendant SARAH KELLEN placed a telephone call to a telephone used by Jane Doe #3. (23) In or around 2004, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN directed Jane Doe #3, who was then a sixteen- or seventeen-year-old girl, to straddle an adult female and to touch the adult female’s breasts. (24) In or around 2004, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN placed a massaging device on the vagina of an adult female in the presence of Jane Doe #3, who was then a sixteen- or seventeen-year-old girl. (25) In or around 2004, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN made a payment of $200 to Jane Doe #3. (26) In or around 2004, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN instructed Jane Doe #3 to rub his nipples. ## F (27) In or around 2004, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN placed a massaging device on the vagina of Jane Doe #3, who was then a sixteen- or seventeen-year-old girl. ## T 11 EFTA00191734 (28) In or around 2004, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN asked Jane Doe #3 to recruit additional females to come to 358 El Brillo Way. (29) On or about November 8, 2004, one of Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN’s employees prepared a written telephone message for Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN’s review regarding a telephone call received from Jane Doe #3 that read: “I have a female for him.” (30) On or about January 14,2005, Defendant SARAH KELLEN placed a telephone call to a telephone used by Jane Doe #3. (31) On or about January 29,2005, one of Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN's employees prepared a written telephone message for Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN’s review regarding a telephone call received from Jane Doe #3 that read: “I have a female for him.” ## Jane Does #4, #5, and #6 (32) In or around the first half of 2004, Defendant SARAH KELLEN led Jane Doe #4 and Jane Doe #5 to Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN's bedroom at 358 El Brillo Way. ## F (33) In or around the first half of 2004, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN asked Jane Doe #4 about her age, and Jane Doe #4 responded with her true age. ## T 12 EFTA00191735 (34) In or around the first half of 2004, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN masturbated in the presence of Jane Doe #4, who was then a seventeen-year-old girl, and Jane Doe #5, who was then a seventeen-year-old girl. (35) In or around the first half of 2004, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN instructed Jane Doe #4, who was then a seventeen-year-old girl, to play with his nipples. (36) In or around the first half of 2004, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN instructed Jane Doe #4, who was then a seventeen-year-old girl, to remove her clothing. (37) In or around the first half of 2004, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN stroked the vagina of Jane Doe #4, who was then a seventeen-year-old girl. (38) In or around the first half of 2004, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN paid $200 to Jane Doe #4. (39) In or around the first half of 2004, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN paid $200 to Jane Doe #5. (40) In or around the first half of 2004, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN asked Jane Doe #6 what high school she attended. (41) In or around the first half of 2004, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN instructed Jane Doe #4 to leave so that Jane Doe #6 could massage him alone. ## T 13 EFTA00191736 (42) In or around the first half of 2004, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN masturbated in the presence of Jane Doe #6, who was then a sixteen-year-old girl. (43) In or around the first half of 2004, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN digitally penetrated Jane Doe #6, who was then a sixteen-year-old girl. (44) In or around the first half of 2004, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN placed a large vibrating massager on the vagina of Jane Doe #6, who was then a sixteen-year-old girl. (45) In or around the first half of 2004, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN caused a payment of $200 to be paid to Jane Doe #6. ## Jane Does #7 and #8 (46) In or around July 2004, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN led T.M., who was then a fifteen-year-old girl, and Jane Doe #7, who was then a sixteen-year-old girl, from the kitchen of 358 El Brillo Way upstairs to Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN’s bedroom at 358 El Brillo Way. (47) On or about July 4, 2004, Defendant SARAH KELLEN made one or more telephone calls to a telephone used by Jane Doe #7. (48) On or about July 5, 2004, Defendant SARAH KELLEN placed a telephone call to a telephone used by T.M. ## T 14 EFTA00191737 (49) In or around July 2004, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN masturbated in the presence of Jane Doe #8, who was then a seventeen-year-old girl. (50) In or around July 2004, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN stroked the vagina of Jane Doe #8, who was then a seventeen-year-old girl. (51) In or around July 2004, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN paid approximately $200 to Jane Doe #8. (52) In or around July 2004, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN paid $200 to T.M. for recruiting Jane Doe #8 to travel to 358 El Brillo Way. (53) In or around July 2004, Defendant SARAH KELLEN told Jane Doe #8 that Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN would pay Jane Doe #8 if she returned with a friend. (54) On or about July 15,2004, Defendant SARAH KELLEN placed one or more telephone calls to a telephone used by Jane Doe #7. (55) On or about July 15, 2004, Defendant SARAH KELLEN placed a telephone call to a telephone used by Jane Doe #8. (56) On or about July 15, 2004, Defendant SARAH KELLEN placed a telephone call to a telephone used by T.M. (57) On or about July 16,2004, Defendant SARAH KELLEN placed one or more telephone calls to a telephone used by Jane Doe #7. ## T 15 EFTA00191738 (58) On or about July 16,2004, Defendant SARAH KELLEN placed a telephone call to a telephone used by T.M. (59) On or about July 17,2004, one of Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN's employees prepared a written telephone message for Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN's review regarding a telephone call received from T.M. that read: "Me & [Jane Doe #7] can come tomorrow any time or [T.M.] alone". (60) In or around July 2004, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN masturbated in the presence of Jane Doe #7, who was then a sixteen-year-old girl. (61) In or around July 2004, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN instructed Jane Doe #7, who was then a sixteen-year-old girl, to rub his nipples. (62) In or around July 2004, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN stroked the vagina of Jane Doe #7, who was then a sixteen-year-old girl. (63) In or around July 2004, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN made a payment of $200 to Jane Doe #7. (64) In or around July 2004, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN told Jane Doe #7 that if she reported to anyone what had occurred at Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN’s home, bad things could happen to her. (65) On or about July 24, 2004, Defendant SARAH KELLEN placed to telephone call to a telephone used by Jane Doe #8. ## T 16 EFTA00191739 ## Jane Does #9 and #10 (66) On or about July 15, 2004, Defendant SARAH KELLEN placed one or more telephone calls to a telephone used by Jane Doe #9. (67) On or about July 16, 2004, Defendant SARAH KELLEN caused Jane Doe #9 to make one or more telephone calls to a telephone used by Jane Doe #10. (68) On or about July 17, 2004, Defendant SARAH KELLEN placed a telephone call to a telephone used by Jane Doe #9. (69) On or about July 18, 2004, Defendant SARAH KELLEN placed a telephone call to a telephone used by Jane Doe #9. (70) On or about July 22, 2004, Defendant SARAH KELLEN placed a telephone call to a telephone used by Jane Doe #9. (71) In or around July 2004, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN fondled the breasts of Jane Doe #9, who was then a seventeen-year-old girl. (72) In or around July 2004, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN masturbated in the presence of Jane Doe #9, who was then a seventeen-year-old girl. (73) In or around July 2004, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN made a payment of $200 to Jane Doe #9. (74) On or about July 22, 2004, Defendant SARAH KELLEN placed a telephone call to a telephone used by Jane Doe #10. ## T 17 EFTA00191740 (75) In or around the last half of 2004, Defendants JEFFREY EPSTEIN and NADIA MARCINKOVA engaged in oral sex and sexual intercourse in the presence of Jane Doe #9, who was then a seventeen-year-old girl. D(76) In or around the last half of 2004, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN forcibly inserted his penis into the vagina of Jane Doe #9, who was then a seventeen-year-old girl. (77) In or around the last half of 2004, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN made a payment of $300 to Jane Doe #9. (78) In or around the last half of 2004, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN rubbed the vagina of Jane Doe #10, who was then a seventeen-year-old girl. (79) In or around the last half of 2004, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN made a payment of $200 to Jane Doe #10. (80) On or about November 28, 2004, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN arranged for one of his employees to provide an envelope filled with cash to Jane Doe #9. (81) On or about December 4,2004, Defendant SARAH KELLEN provided a written message to Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN regarding Jane Does #9 and 10, stating: “[Jane Doe #10] would like to work @ 4:00 pm if possible. [[Jane Doe #9] is scheduled for 5:00 today.] the movie is @ 7:30”. (82) On or about December 29, 2004, Defendant SARAH KELLEN placed a telephone call to a telephone used by Jane Doe #9. 18 EFTA00191741 (83) On or about December 30,2004, Defendants JEFFREY EPSTEIN and SARAH KELLEN caused the purchase of Broadway tickets as an eighteenth birthday gift for Jane Doe #9. D(84) In or around the last half of 2004 or January 2005, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN masturbated in the presence of Jane Doe #10, who was then a seventeen-year-old girl. (85) In or around the last half of 2004 or January 2005, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN fondled the breasts of Jane Doe #10, who was then a seventeen-year-old girl. (86) On or about January 14,2005, Defendant SARAH KELLEN placed one or more telephone calls to a telephone used by Jane Doe #10. (87) On or about January 27, 2005, Defendant ADRIANA ROSS, a/k/a “Adriana Mucinska,” placed one or more telephone calls to a telephone used by Jane Doe #10. (88) On or about January 28, 2005, Defendant SARAH KELLEN placed one or more telephone calls to a telephone used by Jane Doe #10. (89) On or about February 1, 2005, Defendant NADIA MARCINKOVA placed one or more telephone calls to a telephone used by Jane Doe #10. (90) In or around February 2005, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN caused a payment of $200 to be made to Jane Doe #9 for recruiting Jane Doe #16 to travel to 358 El Brillo Way. 19 EFTA00191742 ## Jane Doe #11 (91) In or around 2004, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN told Jane Doe #11 that he would pay her to find and bring him more girls. D (92) In or around 2004, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN paid $200 to Jane Doe #11 for recruiting a minor female to travel to his New York home. (93) In or around 2004, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN asked Jane Doe #11 when she would be getting more girls. (94) On or about April 5, 2005, one of Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN's employees prepared a written message for Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN's review regarding a telephone call received from Jane Doe #11 that read: “Re does she have any new friends you can meet – I was away over the weekend so I have not spoken to anyone new. But, [unidentified Jane Doe] will be around later today and I know she really wants to work. The others should be back around Thursday. Let me know about [unidentified Jane Doe].” (95) On or about June 22, 2005, Defendant SARAH KELLEN placed a telephone call to a telephone used by Jane Doe #11. ## Jane Does #12 and #13 (96) On or about August 2, 2004, an employee of Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN prepared a written telephone message for Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN's review regarding a telephone call received from T.M. and Jane Doe #12 that stated: "They are available all weekend and maybe [Jane Doe #13] too". 20 EFTA00191743 (97) On or about August 21, 2004, Defendant SARAH KELLEN placed a telephone call to a telephone used by Jane Doe #13. (98) In or around the last half of 2004, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN masturbated in the presence of Jane Doe #12, who was then a seventeen-year-old girl. (99) In or around the last half of 2004, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN digitally penetrated Jane Doe #12, who was then a seventeen-year-old girl. (100) In or around the last half of 2004, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN attempted to place a massaging device on the vagina of Jane Doe #12, who was then a seventeen-year-old girl. (101) In or around the last half of 2004, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN made a payment of $200 to Jane Doe #12. (102) In or around the last half of 2004, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN asked Jane Doe #12, who was then a seventeen-year-old girl, about her age. (103) In or around the last half of 2004, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN told Jane Doe #12 that he would take her to Los Angeles when she turned eighteen. (104) In or around the last half of 2004, Defendants JEFFREY EPSTEIN and SARAH KELLEN caused Jane Doe #12 to recruit Jane Doe #13 to travel to 358 El Brillo Way. (105) In or around the last half of 2004, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN masturbated in the presence of Jane Doe #13, who was then a seventeen-year-old girl. 21 EFTA00191744 (106) In or around the end of 2004, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN placed a massaging device on the vagina of Jane Doe #13, who was then a seventeen-year-old girl. (107) In or around the last half of 2004, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN made a payment of $200 to Jane Doe #13. (108) In or around the last half of 2004, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN digitally penetrated Jane Doe #13, who was then a seventeen-year-old girl. (109) In or around the last half of 2004, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN asked Jane Doe #13, who was then a seventeen-year-old girl, about her age. (110) In or around the last half of 2004, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN told Jane Doe #13 that he wanted to take her to Paris but he could not because Jane Doe #13 was not yet eighteen years old. (111) In or around the last half of 2004, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN asked Jane Doe #13 to bring her friends to his home, especially “girls who looked like [Jane Doe #13].” ## Jane Doe #14 (112) In or around the last half of 2004, Defendant SARAH KELLEN led Jane Doe #14 from the kitchen of 358 El Brillo Way upstairs to Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN’s bedroom at 358 El Brillo Way. (113) In or around the last half of 2004, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN asked Jane Doe #14 to provide her telephone number. 22 EFTA00191745 (114) In or around the last half of 2004, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN instructed Jane Doe #14, who was then a seventeen-year-old girl, to pinch his nipples. (115) In or around the last half of 2004, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN masturbated in the presence of Jane Doe #14, who was then a seventeen-year old girl. (116) In or around the last half of 2004, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN made a payment of $300 to Jane Doe #14. (117) In or around the end of 2004 and the beginning of 2005, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN digitally penetrated Jane Doe #14, who was then a seventeen-year-old girl. (118) In or around the end of 2004 and the beginning of 2005, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN asked Jane Doe #14, who was then a seventeen-year-old girl, whether she had any plans for her eighteenth birthday and acknowledged that she had not yet turned eighteen. (119) On or about December 23, 2004, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN caused a Western Union wire transfer order to be sent to Jane Doe #14. (120) In or around the first quarter of 2005, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN placed a massaging device on the vagina of Jane Doe #14, who was then a seventeen-year-old girl. (121) In or around the first quarter of 2005, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN engaged in sexual intercourse with Jane Doe #14, who was then a seventeen-year-old girl. 23 EFTA00191746 (122) In or around the first quarter of 2005, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN performed oral sex on Jane Doe #14, who was then a seventeen-year-old girl. (123) In or around the first quarter of 2005, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN made a payment of $600 to Jane Doe #14. (124) On or about January 8, 2005, Defendant SARAH KELLEN placed a telephone call to a telephone used by Jane Doe #14. (125) On or about January 9, 2005, Defendant ADRIANA ROSS, a/k/a “Adriana Mucinska,” placed a telephone call to a telephone used by Jane Doe #14. (126) On or about January 26,2005, one of Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN's employees prepared a written telephone message for Defendant ADRIANA ROSS's review regarding a call received from Jane Doe #14 that read: “She is confirming for 5:30". (127) On or about January 26, 2005, Defendant ADRIANA ROSS, a/k/a “Adriana Mucinska,” placed a telephone call to a telephone used by Jane Doe #14. (128) On or about February 1, 2005, Defendant SARAH KELLEN placed a telephone call to a telephone used by Jane Doe #14. (129) On or about March 1, 2005, Defendant ADRIANA ROSS, a/k/a “Adriana Mucinska,” placed a telephone call to a telephone used by Jane Doe #14. (130) On or about March 21, 2005, Defendant ADRIANA ROSS, a/k/a “Adriana Mucinska,” placed a telephone calls to a telephone used by Jane Doe #14. 24 EFTA00191747 (131) On or about March 29, 2005, Defendant SARAH KELLEN placed a telephone call to a telephone used by Jane Doe #14. ## Jane Doe #15 D(132) On or about December 6, 2004, Defendant SARAH KELLEN placed a telephone call to a telephone used by Jane Doe #15. (133) On or about December 14,2004, Defendant SARAH KELLEN placed a telephone call to a telephone used by Jane Doe #15. (134) In or around the first half of 2005, Defendant SARAH KELLEN led Jane Doe #15 from the kitchen of 358 El Brillo Way upstairs to Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN’s bedroom at 358 El Brillo Way. (135) In or around the first half of 2005, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN instructed Jane Doe #15, who was then a seventeen-year-old girl, to pinch his nipples while he masturbated. (136) In or around the first half of 2005, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN fondled the breasts of Jane Doe #15. (137) In or around the first half of 2005, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN made a payment of $200 to Jane Doe #15. (138) On or about January 7, 2005, Defendant ADRIANA ROSS, a/k/a “ADRIANA MUCINSKA,” placed a telephone call to a telephone used by Jane Doe #15. ## T 25 EFTA00191748 (139) On or about February 4, 2005, Defendant SARAH KELLEN placed a telephone call to a telephone used by Jane Doe #15. (140) On or about February 10, 2005, Defendant SARAH KELLEN placed a telephone call to a telephone used by Jane Doe #15. (141) On or about February 21, 2005, Defendant SARAH KELLEN placed a telephone call to a telephone used by Jane Doe #15. (142) On or about February 24, 2005, Defendant SARAH KELLEN placed a telephone call to a telephone used by Jane Doe #15. (143) On or about March 17, 2005, Defendant SARAH KELLEN placed a telephone call to a telephone used by Jane Doe #15. (144) On or about March 30, 2005, Defendant SARAH KELLEN placed a telephone call to a telephone used by Jane Doe #15. (145) On or about March 31, 2005, Defendant SARAH KELLEN placed a telephone call to a telephone used by Jane Doe #15. (146) On or about March 31, 2005, Defendant ADRIANA ROSS, a/k/a “Adriana Mucinska,” placed a telephone call to a telephone used by Jane Doe #15. (147) On or about April 1, 2005, one of Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN's employees prepared a note for Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN's review that read: "10:30 [Jane Doe #15]/[Jane Doe #10] on Fri around 2'Oclock". (148) In or around June 2005, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN provided Jane Doe #15 with a gift of Secret lingerie for her eighteenth birthday. 26 EFTA00191749 Jane Does #16 & #17 (149) In or around February 2005, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN masturbated in the presence of Jane Doe #16, who was then a seventeen-year-old girl. (150) In or around the first quarter of 2005, Defendants JEFFREY EPSTEIN and SARAH KELLEN caused Jane Doe #16 to place a telephone call to Jane Doe #17 to ask her to travel to 358 El Brillo Way. (151) In or around the first quarter of 2005, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN caused a payment to be made to Jane Doe #16 for recruiting Jane Doe #17 to travel to 358 El Brillo Way. (152) In or around the first quarter of 2005, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN masturbated in the presence of Jane Doe #17, who was then a sixteen-year-old girl. (153) In or around the first quarter of 2005, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN instructed Jane Doe #17, who was then a sixteen-year-old girl, to remove all of her clothing. (154) In or around the first quarter of 2005, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN placed a massaging device on the vagina of Jane Doe #17, who was then a sixteen-year-old girl. (155) In or around the first quarter of 2005, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN made a payment of $200 to Jane Doe #17, who was then a sixteen-year-old girl. ## T 27 EFTA00191750 (156) In or around the first nine months of 2005, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN placed a massaging device on the vagina of Jane Doe #16, who was then a seventeen-year-old girl. (157) In or around the first nine months of 2005, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN asked Jane Doe #16, who was then a seventeen-year-old girl, how old she was, and she responded that she was seventeen years old. (158) In or around the first nine months of 2005, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN engaged in sexual activity with Defendant NADIA MARCINKOVA in the presence of Jane Doe #16, who was then a seventeen-year-old girl. (159) In or around the first nine months of 2005, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN asked Jane Doe #16, who was then a seventeen-year-old girl, to touch the breast of Defendant NADIA MARCINKOVA. (160) On or about April 11, 2005, Defendant ADRIANA ROSS, a/k/a “Adriana Mucinska,” placed a telephone call to a telephone used by Jane Doe #16. (161) On or about April 11, 2005, Defendant SARAH KELLEN placed a telephone call to a telephone used by Jane Doe #16. (162) On or about April 11, 2005, Defendant SARAH KELLEN left a message for Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN stating: “[Jane Doe #16] can work tomorrow at 4pm.” (163) On or about May 19, 2005, Defendant SARAH KELLEN placed a telephone call to a telephone used by Jane Doe #16. 28 EFTA00191751 (164) On or about June 30, 2005, Defendant SARAH KELLEN placed a telephone call to a telephone used by Jane Doe #16. (165) On or about July 2, 2005, Defendant SARAH KELLEN placed a telephone call to a telephone used by Jane Doe #16. (166) On or about July 22, 2005, Defendant SARAH KELLEN placed a telephone call to a telephone used by Jane Doe #16. (167) On or about August 18, 2005, Defendant SARAH KELLEN placed a telephone call to a telephone used by Jane Doe #16. (168) On or about August 19, 2005, Defendant ADRIANA ROSS, a/k/a “Adriana Mucinska,” placed a telephone call to a telephone used by Jane Doe #16. (169) On or about August 21, 2005, Defendant NADIA MARCINKOVA placed a telephone call to a telephone used by Jane Doe #16. (170) On or about September 3, 2005, Defendant ADRIANA ROSS, a/k/a “Adriana Mucinska,” placed a telephone call to a telephone used by Jane Doe #16. (171) On or about September 18,2005, Defendant SARAH KELLEN placed a telephone call to a telephone used by Jane Doe #16. (172) On or about September 19, 2005, Defendant SARAH KELLEN sent a text message to a telephone used by Jane Doe #16. (173) On or about September 29, 2005, Defendant SARAH KELLEN placed a telephone call to a telephone used by Jane Doe #16. 29 EFTA00191752 (174) On or about September 30,2005, Defendant ADRIANA ROSS,a/k/a “Adriana Mucinska,” placed a telephone call to a telephone used by Jane Doe #16. (175) On or about October 1, 2005, Defendant SARAH KELLEN left a telephone message for Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN stating: “[Jane Doe #15] confirmed at 11 AM and [Jane Doe #16] – 4PM”. (176) On or about October 2, 2005, Defendant SARAH KELLEN placed a telephone call to a telephone used by Jane Doe #16. (177) On or about October 3, 2005, Defendant SARAH KELLEN placed a telephone call to a telephone used by Jane Doe #16. (178) On or about October 3,2005, Defendant SARAH KELLEN left a telephone message for Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN stating: “[Jane Doe #16] will be $ \frac{1}{2} $ hour late”. (179) In or around the first week of October, 2005, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN engaged in sexual intercourse with Jane Doe #16, who was then a seventeen-year-old girl. (180) In or around the first week of October, 2005, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN made a payment of $350.00 to Jane Doe #16, who was then a seventeen-year-old girl. (181) In or around the first week of October, 2005, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN provided a gift of Secret lingerie to Jane Doe #16 for her eighteenth birthday. 30 EFTA00191753 ## Jane Does #18 and #19 (182) In or around the last half of 2003, Jane Doe #18 was approached by A.F. and was asked whether she would be willing to provide a massage to Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN in exchange for $200. (183) In or around the last half of 2003, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN asked Jane Doe #18 to provide her telephone number. (184) On or around August 27, 2003, Defendant SARAH KELLEN placed a telephone call to a telephone used by Jane Doe #18. (185) In or around the last half of 2003, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN masturbated in the presence of Jane Doe #18, who was then a seventeen-year-old-girl. (186) On or around November 16,2003, Defendant SARAH KELLEN placed a telephone call to a telephone used by Jane Doe #18. (187) In or around the last half of 2003, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN digitally penetrated Jane Doe #18, who was then a seventeen-year-old-girl. (188) In or around the last half of 2003, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN asked Jane Doe #18 to recruit other females to travel to 358 El Brillo Way. (189) On or about March 5, 2004, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN asked Jane Doe #19, who was then a seventeen-year-old girl, to leave when she refused to remove her shirt. ## T 31 EFTA00191754 (190) On or about March 5, 2004, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN verbally reprimanded Jane Doe #18 for bringing Jane Doe #19 to 358 El Brillo Way when she was not willing to undress for him. ## D ## The Defendants’ Travel (191) On or about March 11,2004, Defendants JEFFREY EPSTEIN,SARAH KELLEN, and NADIA MARCINKOVA traveled from Teterboro, New Jersey, to Palm Beach County, Florida aboard the Gulfstream aircraft owned by Hyperion Air, Inc. (192) On or about May 1, 2004, Defendants JEFFREY EPSTEIN, SARAH KELLEN, and NADIA MARCINKOVA traveled from New York, New York to Palm Beach County, Florida aboard the Boeing 727 aircraft owned by JEGE, INC. (193) On or about May 14, 2004, Defendants JEFFREY EPSTEIN, SARAH KELLEN, and NADIA MARCINKOVA traveled from Canada to Palm Beach County, Florida aboard the Boeing 727 aircraft owned by JEGE, INC. (194) On or about June 11, 2004, Defendants JEFFREY EPSTEIN and SARAH KELLEN traveled from Chicago, Illinois to Palm Beach County, Florida aboard the Gulfstream aircraft owned by Hyperion Air, Inc. (195) On or about June 20, 2004, Defendants JEFFREY EPSTEIN and NADIA MARCINKOVA traveled from the U.S. Virgin Islands to Palm Beach County, Florida aboard the Boeing 727 aircraft owned by JEGE, INC. 32 EFTA00191755 (196) On or about July 4, 2004, Defendants JEFFREY EPSTEIN, SARAH KELLEN, and NADIA MARCINKOVA traveled from Aspen, Colorado to Palm Beach County, Florida aboard the Gulfstream aircraft owned by Hyperion Air, Inc. (197) On or about July 16, 2004, Defendants JEFFREY EPSTEIN, SARAH KELLEN, and NADIA MARCINKOVA traveled from Teterboro, New Jersey to Palm Beach County, Florida aboard the Gulfstream aircraft owned by Hyperion Air, Inc. (198) On or about July 22, 2004, Defendants JEFFREY EPSTEIN, SARAH KELLEN, and NADIA MARCINKOVA traveled from the U.S. Virgin Islands to Palm Beach County, Florida aboard the Boeing 727 aircraft owned by JEGE, INC. (199) On or about August 19, 2004, Defendants JEFFREY EPSTEIN and NADIA MARCINKOVA traveled from Van Nuys, California to Palm Beach County, Florida aboard the Boeing 727 aircraft owned by JEGE, INC. (200) On or about August 25, 2004, Defendants JEFFREY EPSTEIN, SARAH KELLEN, and NADIA MARCINKOVA traveled from Ecuador to Palm Beach County, Florida aboard the Boeing 727 aircraft owned by JEGE, INC. (201) On or about October 2, 2004, Defendants JEFFREY EPSTEIN, SARAH KELLEN, and NADIA MARCINKOVA traveled from the U.S. Virgin Islands to Palm Beach County, Florida aboard the Boeing 727 aircraft owned by JEGE, INC. ## T 33 EFTA00191756 (202) On or about October 29, 2004, Defendants JEFFREY EPSTEIN and NADIA MARCINKOVA traveled from Teterboro, New Jersey to Palm Beach County, Florida aboard the Gulfstream aircraft owned by Hyperion Air, Inc. D (203) On or about November 10, 2004, Defendants JEFFREY EPSTEIN and SARAH KELLEN traveled from Teterboro, New Jersey to Palm Beach County, Florida aboard the Gulfstream aircraft owned by Hyperion Air, Inc. (204) On or about November 18, 2004, Defendants JEFFREY EPSTEIN, SARAH KELLEN, ADRIANA ROSS, a/k/a “Adriana Mucinska,” and NADIA MARCINKOVA traveled from Teterboro, New Jersey to Palm Beach County, Florida aboard the Gulfstream aircraft owned by Hyperion Air, Inc. (205) On or about December 3, 2004, Defendants JEFFREY EPSTEIN, SARAH KELLEN, and ADRIANA ROSS, a/k/a “Adriana Mucinska,” traveled from New York, New York to Palm Beach County, Florida aboard the Boeing 727 aircraft owned by JEGE, INC. (206) On or about December 13, 2004, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN traveled from the U.S. Virgin Islands to Palm Beach County, Florida, aboard the Gulfstream aircraft owned by Hyperion Air, Inc. (207) On or about December 17, 2004, Defendants JEFFREY EPSTEIN and NADIA MARCINKOVA traveled from Teterboro, New Jersey to Palm Beach County, Florida aboard the Gulfstream aircraft owned by Hyperion Air, Inc. 34 EFTA00191757 (208) On or about January 1, 2005, Defendants JEFFREY EPSTEIN, SARAH KELLEN, and NADIA MARCINKOVA traveled from Anguilla, British West Indies to Palm Beach County, Florida aboard the Gulfstream aircraft owned by Hyperion Air, Inc. (209) On or about January 6, 2005, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN traveled from Teterboro, New Jersey to Palm Beach County, Florida, aboard the Gulfstream aircraft owned by Hyperion Air, Inc. (210) On or about January 14, 2005, Defendants JEFFREY EPSTEIN, SARAH KELLEN, ADRIANA ROSS, a/k/a “Adriana Mucinska,” and NADIA MARCINKOVA traveled from the U.S. Virgin Islands to Palm Beach County, Florida, aboard the Boeing 727 aircraft owned by JEGE, INC. (211) On or about January 19, 2005, Defendants JEFFREY EPSTEIN, SARAH KELLEN, ADRIANA ROSS, a/k/a “Adriana Mucinska,” and NADIA MARCINKOVA traveled from New York, New York to Palm Beach County, Florida aboard the Boeing 727 aircraft owned by JEGE, INC. On or about February 3, 2005, Defendants JEFFREY EPSTEIN, SARAH KELLEN, and NADIA MARCINKOVA traveled from Columbus, Ohio, to Palm Beach County, Florida, aboard the Boeing 727 aircraft owned by JEGE, INC. (213) On or about February 10, 2005, Defendants JEFFREY EPSTEIN, SARAH KELLEN, ADRIANA ROSS, a/k/a “Adriana Mucinska,” and NADIA 35 EFTA00191758 MARCINKOVA traveled from New York, New York to Palm Beach County, Florida, aboard the Boeing 727 aircraft owned by JEGE, INC. (214) On or about February 21, 2005, Defendants JEFFREY EPSTEIN, SARAH KELLEN, and NADIA MARCINKOVA traveled from the U.S. Virgin Islands to Palm Beach County, Florida, aboard the Boeing 727 aircraft owned by JEGE, INC. (215) On or about February 24, 2005, Defendants JEFFREY EPSTEIN, SARAH KELLEN, and NADIA MARCINKOVA traveled from Teterboro, New Jersey to Palm Beach County, Florida, aboard the Gulfstream aircraft owned by Hyperion Air, Inc. ADRIANA ROSS, a/k/a “Adriana Mucinska,” and NADIA MARCINKOVA traveled from New York, New York to Palm Beach County, Florida aboard the Boeing 727 aircraft owned by JEGE, INC. (217) On or about March 18, 2005, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN traveled from New York, New York to Palm Beach County, Florida aboard the Boeing 727 aircraft owned by JEGE, INC. (218) On or about March 31, 2005, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN traveled from New York, New York to Palm Beach County, Florida, aboard the Boeing 727 aircraft owned by JEGE, INC. ## T 36 EFTA00191759 (219) On or about May 19, 2005, Defendants JEFFREY EPSTEIN, SARAH KELLEN, and ADRIANA ROSS, a/k/a “Adriana Mucinska,” traveled from Teterboro, New Jersey to Palm Beach County, Florida, aboard the Gulfstream aircraft owned by Hyperion Air, Inc. (220) On or about June 30, 2005, Defendants JEFFREY EPSTEIN and SARAH KELLEN traveled from Teterboro, New Jersey to Palm Beach County, Florida aboard the Gulfstream aircraft owned by Hyperion Air, Inc. (221) On or about July 22, 2005, Defendants JEFFREY EPSTEIN and SARAH KELLEN traveled from Teterboro, New Jersey to Palm Beach County, Florida aboard the Gulfstream aircraft owned by Hyperion Air, Inc. (222) On or about August 18, 2005, Defendants JEFFREY EPSTEIN, ADRIANA ROSS, a/k/a “Adriana Mucinska,” and NADIA MARCINKOVA traveled from Teterboro, New Jersey to Palm Beach County, Florida aboard the Gulfstream aircraft owned by Hyperion Air, Inc. (223) On or about September 3, 2005, Defendants JEFFREY EPSTEIN and ADRIANA ROSS, a/k/a “Adriana Mucinska,” traveled from the U.S. Virgin Islands to Palm Beach County, Florida aboard the Gulfstream aircraft owned by Hyperion Air, Inc. (224) On or about September 18, 2005, Defendants JEFFREY EPSTEIN, SARAH KELLEN, and ADRIANA ROSS, a/k/a “Adriana Mucinska,” traveled from 37 EFTA00191760 Westchester County, New York to Palm Beach County, Florida aboard the Gulfstream aircraft owned by Hyperion Air, Inc. (225) On or about September 29, 2005, Defendants JEFFREY EPSTEIN, ADRIANA ROSS, a/k/a “Adriana Mucinska,” and NADIA MARCINKOVA traveled from Teterboro, New Jersey to Palm Beach County, Florida aboard the Gulfstream aircraft owned by Hyperion Air, Inc. All in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371. ## ```markdown COUNTS 2 THROUGH 10 (Sex Trafficking: 18 U.S.C. § 1591(a)(1)) ``` 31. Paragraphs 1 through 25 of this Indictment are re-alleged and incorporated by reference as though fully set forth herein. 32. On or about the dates enumerated as to each count listed below, the exact dates being unknown to the Grand Jury, in Palm Beach County, in the Southern District of Florida, and elsewhere, the Defendants listed below did knowingly, in and affecting interstate and foreign commerce, recruit, entice, provide, and obtain by any means a person, that is, the person in each count listed below, knowing that the person had not attained the age of 18 years and would be caused to engage in a commercial sex act as defined in 18 U.S.C. § 1591(c)(1):
CountDate(s)Minor InvolvedDefendant(s)
22001-2004Jane Doe #2JEFFREY EPSTEIN SARAH KELLEN
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CountDate(s)Minor InvolvedDefendant(s)
3January 2004 through July 2004Jane Doe #4JEFFREY EPSTEIN SARAH KELLEN
4July 2004 through December 29, 2004Jane Doe #9JEFFREY EPSTEIN SARAH KELLEN
5July 2004 through January 31, 2005Jane Doe #10JEFFREY EPSTEIN SARAH KELLEN
6Mid-2004 through April 22, 2005Jane Doe #12JEFFREY EPSTEIN SARAH KELLEN
7August 2004 through May 27, 2005Jane Doe #13JEFFREY EPSTEIN SARAH KELLEN
8November 2004 through March 2005AJEFFREY EPSTEIN SARAH KELLEN ADRIANA ROSS a/k/a“Adriana Mucinska”
9December 2004 through June 5, 2005Jane Doe #15JEFFREY EPSTEIN SARAH KELLEN ADRIANA ROSS a/k/a“Adriana Mucinska” NADIA MARCINKOVA
10February 2005 through first week of October 2005Jane Doe #16 FJEFFREY EPSTEIN SARAH KELLEN ADRIANA ROSS a/k/a“Adriana Mucinska” NADIA MARCINKOVA
All in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1591(a)(1) and 2. ## T 39 EFTA00191762 ## ```markdown COUNT 11 (Sex Trafficking: 18 U.S.C. § 1591(a)(2)) ``` 33. Paragraphs 1 through 25 of this Indictment are re-alleged and incorporated by reference as though fully set forth herein. 34. From at least as early as in or about 2001 through in or about October 2005, the exact dates being unknown to the Grand Jury, in Palm Beach County, in the Southern District of Florida, and elsewhere, the defendants, ## SARAH KELLEN, ADRIANA ROSS, a/k/a “Adriana Mucinska,” and NADIA MARCINKOVA, did knowingly benefit, financially or by receiving anything of value, from participation in a venture, as defined in 18 U.S.C. § 1591(c)(3), which had engaged in an act described in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1591(a)(1), that is, the recruiting, enticing, providing, and obtaining by any means a person, in or affecting interstate commerce, knowing that the person or persons had not attained the age of 18 years and would be caused to engage in a commercial sex act as defined in 18 U.S.C. § 1591(c)(1); in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1591(a)(2), 1591(b)(2), and 2. ## COUNT 12 (Enticement of a Minor: 18 U.S.C. § 2422(b)) 35. Paragraphs 1 through 25 of this Indictment are re-alleged and incorporated by reference as though fully set forth herein. ## T 40 EFTA00191763 36. From in or around the spring of 2003 through on or about October 2, 2005, the exact dates being unknown to the Grand Jury, in Palm Beach County, in the Southern District of Florida, and elsewhere, the defendants, ## D ## JEFFREY EPSTEIN and SARAH KELLEN, did use a facility or means of interstate commerce, that is, the telephone, to knowingly persuade, induce and entice Jane Doe #3, who was a person who had not attained the age of 18 years, to engage in prostitution and in a sexual activity for which a person can be charged with a criminal offense, that is violations of Florida Statutes Sections 800.04(5)(a), 800.04(6)(a), and 800.04(7)(a); in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2422(b) and 2. ## **COUNT 13** (Enticement of a Minor: 18 U.S.C. § 2422(b)) 37. Paragraphs 1 through 25 of this Indictment are re-alleged and incorporated by reference as though fully set forth herein. 38. From in or around January 2004 through in or around July 2004, the exact dates being unknown to the Grand Jury, in Palm Beach County, in the Southern District of Florida, and elsewhere, the defendants, JEFFREY EPSTEIN and SARAH KELLEN, ## T 41 EFTA00191764 did use a facility or means of interstate commerce, that is, the telephone, to knowingly persuade, induce and entice Jane Doe #4, who was a person who had not attained the age of 18 years, to engage in prostitution; in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2422(b) and 2. ## COUNT 14 (Enticement of a Minor: 18 U.S.C. § 2422(b)) 39. Paragraphs 1 through 25 of this Indictment are re-alleged and incorporated by reference as though fully set forth herein. 40. In or around July 2004, the exact dates being unknown to the Grand Jury, in Palm Beach County, in the Southern District of Florida, and elsewhere, the defendants, ## JEFFREY EPSTEIN and SARAH KELLEN, did use a facility or means of interstate commerce, that is, the telephone, to knowingly persuade, induce and entice Jane Doe #7 who was a person who had not attained the age of 18 years, to engage in prostitution; in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2422(b) and 2. ## COUNT 15 (Enticement of a Minor: 18 U.S.C. § 2422(b)) 41. Paragraphs 1 through 25 of this Indictment are re-alleged and incorporated by reference as though fully set forth herein. ## T 42 EFTA00191765 42. From in or around July 2004 through on or around December 29, 2004, the exact dates being unknown to the Grand Jury, in Palm Beach County, in the Southern District of Florida, and elsewhere, the defendants, ## JEFFREY EPSTEIN and SARAH KELLEN, did use a facility or means of interstate commerce, that is, the telephone, to knowingly persuade, induce and entice Jane Doe #9, who was a person who had not attained the age of 18 years, to engage in prostitution and in a sexual activity for which a person can be charged with a criminal offense, that is a violation of Florida Statutes Section 794.05; in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2422(b) and 2. ## COUNT 16 (Enticement of a Minor: 18 U.S.C. § 2422(b)) 43. Paragraphs 1 through 25 of this Indictment are re-alleged and incorporated by reference as though fully set forth herein. 44. From in or around July 2004 through on or about January 31, 2005, the exact dates being unknown to the Grand Jury, in Palm Beach County, in the Southern District of Florida, and elsewhere, the defendants, F ## JEFFREY EPSTEIN and SARAH KELLEN, did use a facility or means of interstate commerce, that is, the telephone, to knowingly persuade, induce and entice Jane Doe #10, who was a person who had not attained the age 43 EFTA00191766 of 18 years, to engage in prostitution; in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2422(b) and 2. ## COUNT 17 (Enticement of a Minor: 18 U.S.C. § 2422(b)) 45. Paragraphs 1 through 25 of this Indictment are re-alleged and incorporated by reference as though fully set forth herein. 46. From in or around the middle of 2004 through on or about April 22, 2005, the exact dates being unknown to the Grand Jury, in Palm Beach County, in the Southern District of Florida, and elsewhere, the defendants, ## JEFFREY EPSTEIN and SARAH KELLEN, did use a facility or means of interstate commerce, that is, the telephone, to knowingly persuade, induce and entice Jane Doe #12, who was a person who had not attained the age of 18 years, to engage in prostitution; in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2422(b) and 2. ## COUNT 18 (Enticement of a Minor: 18 U.S.C. § 2422(b)) 47. Paragraphs 1 through 25 of this Indictment are re-alleged and incorporated by reference as though fully set forth herein. 48. From in or around August 2004 through on or about May 27, 2005, the exact dates being unknown to the Grand Jury, in Palm Beach County, in the Southern District of Florida, and elsewhere, the defendants, 44 EFTA00191767 ## JEFFREY EPSTEIN and SARAH KELLEN, did use a facility or means of interstate commerce, that is, the telephone, to knowingly persuade, induce and entice Jane Doe #13, who was a person who had not attained the age of 18 years, to engage in prostitution; in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2422(b) and 2. ## COUNT 19 (Enticement of a Minor: 18 U.S.C. § 2422(b)) 49. Paragraphs 1 through 25 of this Indictment are re-alleged and incorporated by reference as though fully set forth herein. 50. From in or around November 2004 through in or around March 2005, the exact dates being unknown to the Grand Jury, in Palm Beach County, in the Southern District of Florida, and elsewhere, the defendants. did use a facility or means of interstate commerce, that is, the telephone, to knowingly persuade, induce and entice Jane Doe #14, who was a person who had not attained the age of 18 years, to engage in prostitution and in a sexual activity for which a person can be charged with a criminal offense, that is a violation of Florida Statutes Section 794.05; in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2422(b) and 2. ## T 45 EFTA00191768 ## COUNT 20 (Enticement of a Minor: 18 U.S.C. § 2422(b)) 51. Paragraphs 1 through 25 of this Indictment are re-alleged and incorporated by reference as though fully set forth herein. 52. From in or around December 2004 through on or about June 5, 2005, the exact dates being unknown to the Grand Jury, in Palm Beach County, in the Southern District of Florida, and elsewhere, the defendants, ## R JEFFREY EPSTEIN, SARAH KELLEN, and ADRIANA ROSS, a/k/a “Adriana Mucinska,” did use a facility or means of interstate commerce, that is, the telephone, to knowingly persuade, induce and entice Jane Doe #15, who was a person who had not attained the age of 18 years, to engage in prostitution; in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2422(b) and 2. ## COUNT 21 (Enticement of a Minor: 18 U.S.C. § 2422(b)) 53. Paragraphs 1 through 25 of this Indictment are re-alleged and incorporated by reference as though fully set forth herein. F 54. From in or around February 2005 through in or around the first week of October 2005, the exact dates being unknown to the Grand Jury, in Palm Beach County, in the Southern District of Florida, and elsewhere, the defendan > This document was truncated for web display. See the linked source PDF for the complete record.