ORDER ON DEFENDANT'S MOTION FOR RELEASE
D. BROCK HORNBY, District Judge.
Congress does not require that a defendant be immediately detained when he is sentenced if his appeal "raises a substantial question of law or fact likely to result in . . . a reduced sentence to a term of imprisonment less than the total of the time already served plus the expected duration of the appeal process," 18 U.S.C. § 3143(b)(1)(B), provided that the defendant is not likely...
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