U.S. v. JONES

Nos. 92-3353 and 92-3354.

979 F.2d 804 (1992)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ervin L. JONES and Chana D. Jones, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

November 17, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lee Thompson, U.S. Atty., D. Blair Watson, Asst. U.S. Atty., Wichita, Kan., for plaintiff-appellee.

Kenneth G. Gale, of Focht, Hughey & Calvert, Wichita, Kan., for defendant-appellant Ervin L. Jones.

Cyd Gilman, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Wichita, Kan., for defendant-appellant Chana D. Jones.

Before SEYMOUR, MOORE, and BRORBY, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

Appellants appeal the district court's orders denying their respective requests for release pending sentencing.1 The sole issue presented on appeal is whether a district court has the authority to release a defendant pending sentencing or appeal pursuant to the "exceptional reasons" provision of 18 U.S.C. § 3145(c).

Appellants pled guilty to certain drug offenses that carried maximum penalties of forty years. Therefore...

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