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Parties Involved:
Jimmy Mullins
Defendant
USA
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

v.

JIMMY MULLINS,

Defendant.

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No. CR-06-0149 (BZ)

DETENTION ORDER 

 This matter came before the Court on March 21, 2006 for a

detention hearing. The defendant, Jimmy Mullins, was present

and represented by Assistant Federal Public Defender Josh

Cohen. Assistant United States Attorney Susan Jerich appeared

for the United States of America. 

 Pretrial Services submitted a report to the Court and the

parties that recommended detention, and a representative of

Pretrial Services was present at the hearing. The Government

requested detention, and the Defendant opposed. Proffers and

arguments regarding detention were submitted by the parties at

the hearing. 

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 Having considered the parties' proffers, the Pretrial

Services Report and the files and records in this matter, I

find by a preponderance of the evidence that defendant is a

risk of flight and by clear and convincing evidence that

defendant is a danger to the community and I ORDER him

detained. In so holding, I have considered the following

factors:

1. The defendant is charged with being a felon in

possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). 

2. The defendant, while a lifelong San Francisco

resident, has virtually no record of employment. 

3. The defendant has family connections in the area,

including a grandmother, mother, significant other, and three

children, but his family appears to have been unable to

influence the defendant's behavior in a positive manner.

4. The defendant has used several different aliases

and dates of birth. He also gave a false name to the

arresting officer in the present case.

5. The defendant was arrested after he led police on

a high-speed chase. He was found with a loaded and cocked

firearm under his car seat. He was the car's only occupant.

6. If the only issue before me were risk of flight,

it might be possible to fashion a bond secured by the

grandmother's home that would reasonably assure me that he

would make his court appearances, though it is not clear the

grandmother is willing to post the home.

7. The defendant has a long criminal record that

includes five felony and several misdemeanor convictions,

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generally drug related. His parole has been revoked several

times. One of his convictions involves a weapon, as do

several of his arrests. The defendant has spent little time

outside of the criminal justice system.

8. The defendant appears completely unamenable to

supervision by the Court, as evidenced by his parole

violations. 

9. His record, shows a disturbing combination of

drug-related activity, coupled with the current charge of

possession of a loaded weapon. This is a combination that the

Congress specifically had in mind when it passed the Bail

Reform Act of 1984. See 18 U.S.C. § 3142(g)(1). 

10. Defendant did not proffer any conditions of

release, nor have any occurred to the court, that would

reasonably assure the safety of the community. While his

grandmother offered to sign an unsecured bond, given the risks

discussed above, I do not find that proposal adequate. 

 Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

 (1) The defendant be, and hereby is, committed to

the custody of the Attorney General for a confinement in a

corrections facility separate, to the extent practicable, from

persons awaiting or serving sentences or being held in custody

pending appeal; 

 (2) The defendant be afforded reasonable

opportunity for private consultation with his counsel; and 

 (3) On order of a court of the United States or on

request of an attorney for the government, the person in

charge of the corrections facility in which the defendant is

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confined shall deliver the defendant to an authorized Deputy

United States Marshal for the purpose of any appearance in

connection with a court proceeding. 

March 22, 2006

 Bernard Zimmerman 

 United States Magistrate Judge

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