U.S. v. MENDOZA

No. 09-CR-292 (JG).

734 F.Supp.2d 281 (2010)

United States of America v. Dayana MENDOZA and Jinnate Jones, Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. New York.

August 26, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benton J. Campbell , United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, by Zainab Ahmad , Allon Lifshitz , Winston Paes , New York, NY, for the United States.

J. Patten Brown, III , New York, NY, for Defendant Mendoza.

Marion A. Seltzer , New York, NY, for Defendant Jones.


MEMORANDUM DECISION

JOHN GLEESON, District Judge:

This case illustrates the need for legislation that clearly authorizes payment for housing and subsistence for indigent out-of-town defendants during federal criminal trials.

Dayana Mendoza and Jinnate Jones live in California, and they were charged with a federal crime in an indictment filed here in Brooklyn. Neither was a danger to the community or a flight risk, so they were released on...

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