U.S. v. Scales.

• Position: BAIL - Brief Article

U.S. District Court

CONDITIONS

DENIAL OF BAIL

U.S. v. Scales, 344 F.Supp.2d 213 (D.Me. 2004). A district court revoked the release of a defendant. The court held that no conditions of release existed which could reasonably assure the defendant's appearance at trial on a weapons charge, even though home monitoring and third-party custody would reasonably have assured the safety of the defendant's domestic assault victims. The court noted that the defendant had apparently learned of a sealed indictment against...