U.S. v. HOPKINS, 3:11-cr-145. (2012)
Court: District Court, W.D. North Carolina
Number: infdco20120626e47
Visitors: 5
Filed: Jun. 25, 2012
Latest Update: Jun. 25, 2012
Summary: ORDER ROBERT J. CONRAD, Jr., Chief District Judge. THIS MATTER is before the Court upon motion of the defendant pro se for an investigation of the Mecklenburg County Jail regarding his inmate trust account. (Doc. No. 28). The defendant has pled guilty to possessing a firearm as a convicted felon and is awaiting sentencing. (Doc. No. 19: Acceptance and Entry of Guilty Plea). The defendant states that, while he has been detained, his inmate trust account has been improperly debited and seeks a
Summary: ORDER ROBERT J. CONRAD, Jr., Chief District Judge. THIS MATTER is before the Court upon motion of the defendant pro se for an investigation of the Mecklenburg County Jail regarding his inmate trust account. (Doc. No. 28). The defendant has pled guilty to possessing a firearm as a convicted felon and is awaiting sentencing. (Doc. No. 19: Acceptance and Entry of Guilty Plea). The defendant states that, while he has been detained, his inmate trust account has been improperly debited and seeks an..
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ORDER
ROBERT J. CONRAD, Jr., Chief District Judge.
THIS MATTER is before the Court upon motion of the defendant pro se for an investigation of the Mecklenburg County Jail regarding his inmate trust account. (Doc. No. 28).
The defendant has pled guilty to possessing a firearm as a convicted felon and is awaiting sentencing. (Doc. No. 19: Acceptance and Entry of Guilty Plea). The defendant states that, while he has been detained, his inmate trust account has been improperly debited and seeks an investigation of the jail. (Doc. No. 28 at 2-3).
Title 18, United States Code, Section 3142(i) allows a court to direct a defendant into the custody of the Attorney General for confinement in a corrections facility, and to direct that the person be afforded reasonable opportunity to consult with counsel. The statute does not provide the Court authority in a criminal case to oversee the financial affairs of the corrections facility holding a pretrial detainee.
IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that the defendant's motion is DENIED.
The Clerk is directed to certify copies of this order to counsel for the defendant, to the United States Attorney, and the United States Marshals Service.
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