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Parties Involved:
James Meredith Ray
Defendant
USA
Plaintiff

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

NORTHERN

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA )

)

v ) CR. NO. 2:05mj133-W

) WO

JAMES MEREDITH RAY )

ORDER ON MOTION

In accordance wit h t he Bail Reform Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3142(f), a detention hearing was

held on October 27, 2005. I find that the credible testimony and information submitted at

t he hearing establishes by a preponderance of the evidence that defendant repeat edly

failed to appear for revocation and contempt hearings in connection with a felony child

abandonment conviction in Georgia. Accordingly, he had to be arrested and extradited to

Georgia on multiple occasions relating to the child abandonment charge. His child support

arrearage is reportedly over $95,000. He has a previous conviction in 1981 for resisting

arrest and attempting to elude police. Based on t he foregoing, the court concludes that

there are no condit ions or combination of conditions which will reasonably assure the

appearance of the defendant and that the defendant should be detained.

Therefore, it is ORDERED that the defendant is committed to the custody of the

Attorney General or his designated representative for confinement in a corrections facility

separate, to the extent practicable, from persons awaiting or serving sentences or being

held in custody pending appeal. The defendant shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity

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for private consultation with defense counsel. On order of a court of t he United States or

on request of an att orney for the Government, the person in charge of the corrections

facility shall deliver the defendant to the Unit ed States Marshal for the purpose of an

appearance in connection with a court proceeding.

DONE, this 28th day of October, 2005.

/s/ Susan Russ Walker 

SUSAN RUSS WALKER

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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