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Parties Involved:
Hector Amador
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

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UNITED STATES COURT OF APPE~ Su.tea Cot.rt of Appealf Tenth Ci!"t!Uit 

FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) 

) 

Plaintiff-Appellee, ) 

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v. ) 

) 

HECTOR AMADOR , ) 

) 

Defendant-Appellant . ) 

JAN 2 6 1993 

ROBERT L. HOECKER 

Clerk . 

No . 92 - 2263 

(D.C. No . CR-92-486-JC) 

(D . N.M. ) 

ORDER AND JUDGMENT* 

Before SEYMOUR, MOORE, and EBEL, Circuit Judges. 

After examining the briefs and appellate record, this panel 

has determined unanimously that oral argument would not materially 

assist the determination of this appeal. ~ Fed. R. App. P. 

34(a); 10th Cir. R. 34.1.9 . 

submitted without oral argument . 

The case is therefore ordered 

This matter comes before the court on defendant's appeal of 

the district court's order of detention pending trial. Defendant 

was charged by indictment with conspiracy to distribute more than 

1000 kilograms of marijuana, in violation of 21 U.S.C. 

* This order and judgment has no precedential value and shall 

not be cited, or used by any court within the Tenth Circuit, 

except for purposes of establishing the doctrines of the law of 

the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. 10th Cir.~-

36.3 . 

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§§ 841 (a ) (1 ) , 841 (b) (1) (A} , and 846; and 18 U.S.C. §§ 2 and 

1956 (a ) (1) (B) (i ) . The magistrate judge conducted a hearing and 

entered an order of detention, finding that defendant posed a 

flight risk and a danger to the community. Defendant appealed 

that order to the district court. The district court conducted a 

de novo hearing and ordered that defendant be detained, finding 

that defendant had not overcome the rebuttable presumption that no 

set of conditions could reasonably assure defendant's appearance 

and the safety of the community. 

Under (18 U.S.C. §] 3142(e), upon a finding of 

probable cause that the defendant has committed a 

federal drug offense carrying a maximum prison term of 

ten years or more, a rebuttable presumption arises that 

no conditions of release will assure defendant's 

appearance and the safety of the community. Once the 

presumption is invoked, the burden of production shifts 

to the defendant. However, the burden of persuasion 

regarding risk-of-flight and danger to the community 

always remains with the government. The defendant's 

burden of production is not heavy, but some evidence 

must be produced. Even if a defendant's burden of 

production is met, the presumption remains a factor for 

consideration by the district court in determining 

whether to release or detain. 

United States v. Stricklin, 932 F.2d 1353, 1354-55 (10th Cir. 

1991 ) . The grand jury indictment sufficiently establishes 

probable cause . See id . at 1355. 

We have reviewed the detention order de novo, giving due 

deference to the district court's factual findings, see id., and 

we hold that the district court was correct in its finding that 

defendant failed to present evidence sufficient to rebut the 

presumption against release. We, therefore, affirm the district 

court's order of detention pending trial. 

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Defendant's motion to file his brief out of time is GRANTED. 

The judgment of the United States District Court for the District 

of New Mexico is AFFIRMED. The mandate shall issue forthwith. 

ENTERED FOR THE COURT 

PER CURIAM 

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