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ÐU.S.C.€section€3143.€€Under€18€U.S.C.€3143,€the€court€should€grant€bail€when€the€appeal€raises€aÐ À+' Ðsubstantial€issue€of€law€or€fact€and€would€result€in€"a€reduced€sentence€to€a€term€of€imprisonmentÐ P- ( Ðless€than€the€total€of€the€time€already€served€plus€the€expected€duration€of€the€appeal€process."€Ð à.0* ÐThere€is€a€substantial€likelihood€that€defendant's€sentence€will€be€reduced€on€appeal,€as€discussedÐ ° Ðin€detail,€in€an€expert€declaration€by€[INSERT€NAME]€and€as€set€forth€in€the€declaration€ofÐ @ Ð[INSERT€NAME].Ð Ð  ÐÌÓ  Óòòò òII.Ð ð @ ÐLEGAL€ARGUMENTó óóóÐ € Ð ÐÓ­.Óò òA.à  àTHE€COURT€HAS€DISCRETION€TO€ORDER€A€RELEASE€PENDING€APPEAL:Ð `  Ðó óà  àTitle€18€U.S.C.€section€3143€provides€in€pertinent€part:Ð  ð  Ðà  à"(b)€Release€or€detention€pending€appeal€by€the€defendant.Ð 0€  Ѐ€€à0  à(1)€Except€as€provided€in€paragraph€(2),€the€judicial€officer€shall€order€that€a€person€whoÐ À  Ðhas€been€found€guilty€of€an€offense€and€sentenced€to€a€term€of€imprisonment,€and€whoÐ P   Ðhas€filed€an€appeal€or€a€petition€for€a€writ€of€certiorari,€be€detained,€unless€the€judicialÐ à0  Ðofficer€finds--ÐpÀ (#(# Ѐ€€€€€à0  à(A)€by€clear€and€convincing€evidence€that€the€person€is€not€likely€to€flee€or€pose€a€dangerÐ P  Ðto€the€safety€of€any€other€person€or€the€community€if€released€under€section€3142(b)€or€Ô_Ô(c)Ô_ÔÐ à Ðof€this€title€[18€Ô_ÔUSCSÔ_Ô€ðð€3142(b)€or€Ô_Ô(c)Ô_Ô];€andÐ p(#(# Ѐ€€€€€à0  à(B)€that€the€appeal€is€not€for€the€purpose€of€delay€and€raises€a€substantial€question€of€lawÐ ° Ðor€fact€likely€to€result€in--Ð@(#(# Ѐ€€€€€€€€à0  àà0` (#(#à(Ô_ÔiÔ_Ô)€reversal,ÐÐ ` (#` (# Ѐ€€€€€€€€à0  àà0` (#(#à(ii)€an€order€for€a€new€trial,Ð`"°` (#` (# Ѐ€€€€€€€à0  àà0` (#(#à€(iii)€a€sentence€that€does€not€include€a€term€of€imprisonment,€orÐð#@` (#` (# Ѐ€€€€€€€à0  àà0` (#(#à€(iv)€òòa€reduced€sentence€to€a€term€of€imprisonment€less€than€the€total€of€the€timeÐ €%Ð  Ðalready€served€plus€the€expected€duration€of€the€appeal€process.óóÐ'`"` (#` (# Ѐ€€à0  àIf€the€judicial€officer€makes€such€findings,€such€judicial€officer€shall€order€the€release€ofÐ  (ð# Ðthe€person€in€accordance€with€section€3142(b)€or€Ô_Ô(c)Ô_Ô€of€this€title€[18€Ô_ÔUSCSÔ_Ô€ðð€3142(b)€orÐ 0*€% ÐÔ_Ô(c)Ô_Ô],€except€that€in€the€circumstance€described€in€subparagraph€(B)(iv)€of€this€paragraph,Ð À+' Ðthe€judicial€officer€shall€order€the€detention€terminated€at€the€expiration€of€the€likelyÐ P- ( Ðreduced€sentence."Ðà.0*(#(# Ðà  àòòIn€United€States€v€Hart€779€F.2d€575€(1985€10th€Cir.)óó,€contemporaneously€with€the€filingÐ ° Ðof€the€notice€of€appeal,€defendant€sought€release€pending€disposition€of€the€appeal.€By€affidavit,Ð @ Ðcounsel€for€defendant€stated€that€the€district€court€explicitly€declined€to€hear€or€rule€on€theÐ Ð  Ðpending€application€for€release€pending€appeal.€Apparently,€it€was€the€district€court's€view€thatÐ ` ° Ðthe€bail€application€was€a€matter€to€be€considered€by€the€Court€of€Appeals.€On€appeal,€the€CourtÐ ð @ Ðof€Appeals€held€that€a€district€court€was€not€free€under€any€circumstances€to€disregard€anÐ € Ð Ðapplication€for€release€pending€appeal.€The€court€held€that€there€are€a€myriad€of€situations€inÐ `  Ðwhich€such€an€application€should€be€denied,€but€the€district€court€was€required€to€act€on€theÐ  ð  Ðapplication€and€state€in€writing€the€reasons€for€the€action€taken.€Accordingly,€the€court€partiallyÐ 0€  Ðremanded€the€case€to€the€district€court€for€prompt€consideration€of€defendant's€application€forÐ À  Ðrelease€pending€appeal.€€The€Court€stated:Ð P   Ðà0  àà0` (#(#à"First,€Fed.€R.€App.€P.€9(b)€clearly€states€that€"application€for€release€afterÐ à0  Ðjudgment€of€conviction€shall€be€made€in€the€first€instance€in€the€district€court."Ð pÀ  ÐThat€rule€sets€out€only€two€options€for€the€district€court€when€such€a€motion€isÐ P  Ðfiled€--€the€court€can€refuse€release€pending€appeal€or€order€release€on€conditions.€.Ð à Ð.€.€.The€mandatory€language€in€ðð€3141€makes€it€clear,€however,€that€a€district€courtÐ  p Ðmust€act€on€an€application€for€release€pending€appeal€when€made."а` (#` (# ÐIt€is€requested€that€the€Court€rule€on€defendant's€motion€for€release€pending€appeal€and€grant€theÐ @ Ðmotion.Ð Ð  Ðò òB.à  àDEFENDANT€IS€NOT€LIKELY€TO€FLEE€OR€POSE€A€DANGER€TO€Ð `"° Ðà  àTHE€COMMUNITY:ó óÐ ð#@ Ðà  àThe€facts€herein€indicate€that€defendant€[DEFENDANT]€is€neither€a€flight€risk€nor€doesÐ €%Ð  Ðhe€pose€a€danger€to€the€community.€€[DEFENDANT]€is€a€U.S.€citizen.€€He€posted€a€$250,000Ð '`" Ðbond€and€his€parents€refinanced€their€townhouse€to€pay€for€the€bond.€€[DEFENDANT'S]€familyÐ  (ð# Ðties€are€in€the€United€States€and€his€Ô_ÔfianceÔ_Ô€is€a€U.S.€citizen.€[DEFENDANT]€€appeared€for€allÐ 0*€% Ðcourt€hearings.€€He€voluntarily€surrendered€himself€to€the€federal€authorities€and€is€currentlyÐ À+' Ðserving€his€sentence€at€Big€Ô_ÔSprinÔ_Ô,€Texas.€[DEFENDANT'S]€€business€is€falconry,€for€the€purposeÐ P- ( Ðof€bird€abaÔ_ÔtementÔ_Ô,€so€his€business€ties€are€to€the€United€States.€€He€is€not€a€violent€individual€andÐ à.0* Ðhas€never€been€convicted€of€a€violent€offense.€€His€motion€for€bail€pending€appeal€should€beÐ ° Ðgranted.Ð @ Ðò òC.à  àDEFENDANT'S'€APPEAL€RAISES€A€SUBSTANTIAL€QUESTION€OF€LAW€Ð Ð  Ðà  àAND€FACT€MERITING€BAIL€PENDING€AN€APPEAL:ó óÐ ` ° Ðà  àòòIn€United€States€v€Tyler€(2004,€DC€Me)€324€F€Supp€2d€69óó,€the€court€granted€defendant€aÐ ð @ Ðstay€of€sentence€pending€appeal,€where€the€defendant€challenged€the€application€of€a€two-levelÐ € Ð Ðsentence€enhancement€for€abuse€of€position€of€trust€and€use€of€special€skill,€Ô_ÔUSSGÔ_Ô€ðð€3B1.3,Ð `  Ðwhich€raised€defendant's€sentence€range€under€the€Guidelines€from€0-6€months€to€6-12€months,Ð  ð  Ðand€the€Government€did€not€appear€to€dispute€that€defendant€was€not€likely€to€flee€or€pose€aÐ 0€  Ðdanger€to€safety€of€any€other€person€or€community€if€released.€€€The€facts€are€similar€here€whereÐ À  Ðthe€defendant€requests€bail€to€avoid€unnecessary€incarceration.€€€Ð P   Ðà  àòòIn€United€States€v€Garcia,€340€F.3d€1013,€(2003,€9th€Cir.)óó,€the€Court€discussed€at€footnoteÐ à0  Ð5,€the€requirement€set€forth€in€18€U.S.C.€ðð€3143(b)(1)(B):Ð pÀ  Ðà  àà ` àAt€first€glance,€it€might€appear€that€a€strong€appeal€is€a€threshold€requirement€Ð P  Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àunder€18€U.S.C.€ðð€3143(b)(1)(B),€and€that€to€consider€this€factor€an€"exceptionalÐ à Ðreason"€under€ðð€3145Ô_Ô(c)Ô_Ô€would€introduce€a€redundancy.€However,€the€relevance€ofÐ  p Ðthe€ðð€3143(b)(1)(B)€requirement€must€be€considered€in€the€light€of€our€court'sÐ ° Ðinterpretation€of€that€requirement.€òòUnited€States€v.€Handyóó,€761€F.2d€1279,Ð @ Ð1280-83€(9th€Cir.€1985);€see€òòUnited€States€v.€Smithóó,€793€F.2d€85,€89€(3d€Cir.Ð Ð  Ð1986).€€In€Handy€we€held€that€an€issue€is€substantial€if€it€is€"fairly€debatable"€orÐ `"° Ð"fairly€doubtful,"€that€is,€"of€more€substance€than€would€be€necessary€to€a€findingÐ ð#@ Ðthat€it€was€not€frivolous."€òòHandyóó,€761€F.2d€at€1283€(internal€quotations€marks€andÐ €%Ð  Ðcitations€omitted).€The€second€part€of€the€requirement€--€that€the€question€be€likelyÐ '`" Ðto€result€in€reversal,€a€new€trial,€a€non-prison€sentence,€or€a€sentence€reduced€toÐ  (ð# Ðless€than€the€time€that€would€be€served€by€the€end€of€the€appeal€process€--Ð 0*€% Ðconcerns€only€the€type€of€question€that€meets€the€requirement;€it€does€not€involveÐ À+' Ðassessing€the€likelihood€that€a€reversal€will€occur€in€the€particular€case.€Id.€atÐ P- ( Ð1280.€(When€òòHandyóó€was€decided,€the€provision€did€not€state€that€the€requirementÐ à.0* Ðcould€be€filled€by€a€likelihood€of€reduction€to€a€non-prison€sentence€or€a€sentenceÐ ° Ðless€than€the€time€that€would€be€served€by€the€end€of€the€appeal€process.€See€id.€atÐ @ Ð1280€(citing€18€U.S.C.€ðð€3143(b)€(1982)).€The€amendments€to€the€statute€sinceÐ Ð  Ðthen€affect€neither€the€analysis€of€òòHandyóó€nor€our€analysis€today.)€The€defendant,€inÐ ` ° Ðother€words,€need€not,€under€òòHandyóó,€present€an€appeal€that€will€likely€beÐ ð @ Ðsuccessful,€only€a€non-frivolous€issue€that,€if€decided€in€the€defendant's€favor,Ð € Ð Ðwould€likely€result€in€reversal€or€could€satisfy€one€of€the€other€conditions.€Ð `  ÐBecause€under€ðð€3143(b)(1)(B)€a€defendant€need€not€show€a€likelihood€of€successÐ  ð  Ðon€appeal,€a€defendant€who€does€show€such€likelihood€goes€well€beyond€theÐ 0€  Ðthreshold€requirement.€There€is€therefore€no€redundancy€in€considering€likelihoodÐ À  Ðof€success€as€a€factor€in€determining€whether€there€are€exceptional€reasonsÐ P   Ðjustifying€release€under€ðð€3145Ô_Ô(c)Ô_Ô.Ðà0 ` (#` (# Ðà  àAs€set€forth€in€the€accompanying€declarations€of€[INSERT€NAME],€the€calculation€of€theÐ pÀ  Ðsentence€is€flawed.€€Under€any€of€the€possible€calculations€of€the€value€of€eggs€and€birds,€theÐ P  Ðresult€is€less€than€$10,000.€€An€amount€less€than€$10,000€results€in€a€two€level€increase€ratherÐ à Ðthan€the€four€level€increase€imposed€by€the€court.€€Ô_ÔUSSGÔ_Ô,€2B1.1.€€The€defendant's€sentenceÐ  p Ðshould€have€been€15€months€instead€of€21€months.€€Ô_ÔUSSGÔ_Ô€Sentencing€Table,€CH.€5,€PT.€A.€€Ð ° ÐSince€this€is€a€novel€issue,€it€is€urged€that€there€is€a€possibility€of€a€substantially€reducedÐ @ Ðsentence,€and€defendant€should€be€released€upon€completion€of€the€term€he€would€have€served€ifÐ Ð  Ðappropriately€sentenced.€€Additionally,€it€does€not€appear€that€plaintiff€is€contending€thatÐ `"° Ðdefendant€is€either€likely€to€flee€or€pose€a€danger€to€the€safety€of€any€other€person€or€community.€Ð ð#@ ÐIn€that€situation,€it€is€submitted€that€defendant's€motion€should€be€granted.Ð €%Ð  Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àÌÌÌÌÌà  àÐ à.0* Ðò òÓ  ÓCONCLUSIONó óÐ ° ÐÓ;ZÓà  àBased€upon€the€foregoing,€defendant€[DEFENDANT]€respectfully€requests€that€the€CourtÐ @ Ðgrant€his€motion€for€release€him€pending€his€appeal€and€enter€an€order€thereon.Ð Ð  ÐÌÔ_Ôà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àà È àà  àà x 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