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This legal document, part of a court filing, analyzes the case for the pre-trial release of a defendant, Mr. Robertson. The Court weighs his history of probation violations and non-violent convictions against the lack of evidence for violent behavior and the government's unsubstantiated claims of witness intimidation. The document emphasizes the legal principle of presumption of innocence in considering Mr. Robertson's danger to the community.
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| Mr. Robertson | Defendant/Subject of the document |
The central figure of the document, whose history, characteristics, and potential for release are being discussed by ...
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| Mr. Robertson's girlfriend | Girlfriend |
Mentioned as one of the people who suggested he be questioned by police in the hospital.
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| N.F. | Witness |
Mentioned as a witness who was allegedly contacted by an unnamed individual about the case.
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| The Court | Judicial body |
Referenced throughout the document as the decision-making body regarding Mr. Robertson's release.
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| Police | Government agency |
Mentioned as having questioned someone in the hospital.
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| The government | Government agency |
The prosecuting party in the case against Mr. Robertson, whose concerns and suggestions are being considered by the C...
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Timeline (5 events)
Police questioned an individual in the hospital.
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Mr. Robertson's probation was revoked on several instances for failure to comply with conditions of release.
Mr. Robertson turned himself in after being charged in the instant case.
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Mentioned as the location where police questioned an individual.
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Relationships (1)
The document identifies her as 'his girlfriend at the time'.
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"Nothing in this section shall be construed as modifying or limiting the presumption of innocence."Source
— 18 U.S.C. § 3142(j)
(Quoted by the Court to support the principle that Mr. Robertson is presumed innocent on all charges until proven guilty.)
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Case 1:12-cr-00294-WHT Document 13062 Filed 02/06/16 Page 9 of 16
been influenced by the suggestion of others, including his girlfriend at the time and the police who came to question him in the hospital.
With regard to Mr. Robertson’s history and characteristics, his history of violating past conditions of release is a source of concern, as the Court noted when denying him release last September. See supra at 4. More specifically, Mr. Robertson’s Form 13 PSR notes several instances in which his probation was revoked for failure to comply with conditions of release. Doc. 188 at 8–10. Mr. Robertson also has several prior convictions. Id. However, as the defense has pointed out, none of Mr. Robertson’s probation revocations appear to have involved him absconding; although he has convictions for illegal firearm possession, he does not have any convictions for violent offenses; and he turned himself after being charged in the instant case. Id.; see also Doc. 274 at 4–5.
Finally, with regard to the nature and seriousness of the danger that would be posed to any person or the community by Mr. Robertson’s release, the Court understands the government’s concerns given the frightening allegations in this case. Mr. Robertson is presumed innocent on all charges until proven guilty, however. See 18 U.S.C. § 3142(j) (“Nothing in this section shall be construed as modifying or limiting the presumption of innocence.”). Presuming Mr. Robertson’s innocence in this case, while he is someone who has been convicted of gun and drug offenses and has failed to comply with conditions of release in the past, he is not someone with a proven history of violent behavior.² Nor is the Court persuaded by the government’s vague suggestions that Mr. Robertson might have tried to contact or intimidate witnesses in this case because it has provided no concrete or specific evidence to substantiate any such claims. For example, the government’s cryptic report that witness N.F. was allegedly contacted by an unnamed individual about this case
² While Mr. Robertson does have prior arrests for violent offenses, these charges were all dismissed and are therefore unproven allegations. See Doc. 188 at 11–15.
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