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Parties Involved:
Eliseo Rios-Villalobos
Defendant
USA
Plaintiff

Document Text:

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

V.

ELISEO RIOS-VILLALOBOS,

Defendant,

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Case No. 5:07-mj-00041 TAG

DETENTION ORDER

A. Order For Detention

After conducting a detention hearing pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §3142(f) of the Bail Reform Act, the Court

orders the above-named defendant detained pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §3142(e) and (i).

B. Statement Of Reasons For The Detention

The Court orders the defendant's detention because it finds:

 X By a preponderance of the evidence that no condition or combination of conditions will reasonably assure

the appearance of the defendant as required.

 X By clear and convincing evidence that no condition or combination of conditions will reasonably assure the 

safety of any other person and the community.

C. Findings Of Fact

The Court's findings are based on the evidence which was presented in Court and that which was contained

in the Pretrial Services Report, and includes the following: 

 X (1) Nature and circumstances of the offense charged:

 X a. The crime: 8 U.S.C. Section 1326 - Illegal Alien present in the United States. 

 is a serious crime and carries a maximum penalty of - 20 years in prison and $250,000.00 fine.

 b. The offense is a crime of violence. -

 c. The offense involves a narcotic drug. -

 d. The offense involves a large amount of controlled substances, to wit:

__X__ (2) The weight of the evidence against the defendant is high. 

__X__ (3) The history and characteristics of the defendant including:

 a. General Factors:

 The defendant appears to have a mental condition which may affect whether the defendant will 

 appear. 

 The defendant has no family ties in the area. 

 X The defendant has no steady employment. 

 X The defendant has no substantial financial resources. 

 X The defendant is not a long time resident of the community. 

 The defendant does not have any significant community ties. 

 X Past conduct of the defendant: Two prior removals from the United States.

 The defendant has a history relating to drug abuse. 

 The defendant has a history relating to alcohol abuse. 

 X The defendant has a significant prior criminal record. 

 The defendant has a prior record of failure to appear at court proceedings.

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__X__ b. Whether the defendant was on probation, parole, or release by a court:

 At the time of the current arrest, the defendant was on: 

 X Probation (defendant placed on 60 mos. probation in 2006). 

 Parole 

 Release pending trial, sentence, appeal or completion of sentence.

__X__ c. Other Factors:

 X The defendant is an illegal alien and is subject to deportation.

 The defendant is a legal alien and will be subject to deportation if convicted. 

 X Other: The defendant is subject to a no bail detainer.

__X__ (4) The nature and seriousness of the danger posed by the defendant's release are as follows:

Defendant has been convicted of escalating crimes of violence against other persons including a 2001

misdemeanor conviction for spousal battery and a 2006 felony conviction for infliction of corporal injury

upon a spouse, and defendant appears to have been on probation for the 2006 conviction when he was

arrested on the instant case. Defendant's release poses a serious danger of physical violence to other persons

and the community, in light of defendant's history of violence against other persons and his repeated failure

to obey the law.

_____ (5) Rebuttable Presumptions

 In determining that the defendant should be detained, the Court also relied on the following

 rebuttable presumption(s) contained in 18 U.S.C. §3142(e) which the Court finds the defendant has not 

 rebutted:

 a. That no condition or combination of conditions will reasonably assure the appearance of the 

defendant as required and the safety of any other person and the community because the Court 

finds that the crime involves:

 (1) A crime of violence; or

 (2) An offense for which the maximum penalty is life imprisonment or death; or

 (3) A controlled substance violation which has a maximum penalty of 10 years or more; or

 (4) A felony after the defendant had been convicted of two or more prior offenses described

in (1) through (4) above, and the defendant has a prior conviction for one of the crimes

mentioned in (1) through (3) above which is less than five years old and which was

committed while the defendant was on pretrial release.

 b. That no condition or combination of conditions will reasonably assure the appearance of the

defendant as required and the safety of the community because the Court finds that there

is probable cause to believe:

 (1) That the defendant has committed a controlled substance violation which has a

maximum penalty of 10 years or more.

 (2) That the defendant has committed an offense under 18 U.S.C. §924(c) (uses or

carries a firearm during and in relation to any crime of violence, including a crime of

violence, which provides for an enhanced punishment if committed by the use of a

deadly or dangerous weapon or device).

 c. That the defendant has committed an offense after April 30, 2003, involving a minor victim under 

 sections 1201, 1591, 2241, 2242, 2244(a)(1), 2245, 2251, 2251A, 2252(a)(1), 2252(a)(2), 2252 

 (a)(3), 2252A (a)(1), 2252A (a)(2), 2252A (a)(3), 2252A(a)(4), 2260, 2421, 2422, 2423, or 2425 

 of Title 18.

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D. Additional Directives

__X__ Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §3142(i)(2)-(4), the Court directs that: 

The defendant be committed to the custody of the Attorney General for confinement in a corrections facility

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

pending appeal; and

The defendant be afforded reasonable opportunity for private consultation with his counsel; and

That, 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 confined deliver the defendant to a United States

Marshal for the purpose of an appearance in connection with a court proceeding.

Dated: November 21, 2007 /s/ THERESA A. GOLDNER

Theresa A. Goldner

U. S. Magistrate Judge

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