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This legal document is a page from a filing arguing that the district court erred in denying bail to Ms. Maxwell. The author contends that the court improperly relied on the government's weak and unsubstantiated allegations, which are based on old, anonymous hearsay. The document concludes by asserting that Ms. Maxwell should be granted bail or the case should be remanded.
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| Name | Role | Context |
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| Ms. Maxwell | Defendant |
Mentioned as the individual who the author argues should be granted bail.
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| The district court | Judicial body |
Criticized for accepting the government's allegations and denying bail without sufficient evidence.
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| The Government | Government agency |
Refers to the prosecution, whose case against Ms. Maxwell is described as weak and based on 'empty assertions'.
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A critique of the district court's decision to deny bail to Ms. Maxwell, arguing the decision was made in error.
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The document describes the government's prosecution of Ms. Maxwell, which the defense argues is weak.
The document outlines the defense's argument against the government's case and the court's reliance on it, stating the defense has never been able to confront the anonymous accusers.
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"[M]indful of the presumption of innocence, the Court remains of the view that in light of the proffered strength and nature of the Government’s case, the weight of the evidence supports detention."Source
— The district court
(A statement from the district court's ruling, quoted in this document to be criticized as being made 'without support'.)
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Case 21-770, Document 20-1, 04/01/2021, 3068530, Page10 of 31
indictment (which is, of course, true in every criminal case) and to the
nature of the charges in the abstract. The district court bought into the
government’s conclusory allegations, stating without support that:
“[M]indful of the presumption of innocence, the Court remains of the
view that in light of the proffered strength and nature of the
Government’s case, the weight of the evidence supports detention.”
(emphasis added).
The court fundamentally erred in relying on the government’s
empty assertions that its case is strong. There was no principled way
for the court to reach such a conclusion without hearing any evidence
and without knowing anything at all about the allegations, especially
here where the case is so old and based on anonymous hearsay which
the defense has never been able to confront. The government did not
even proffer that these anonymous accusers even made their claims
under oath. Prosecutors refuse to disclose their names, their
statements, the specifics of their allegations, or anything about them.
This case is anything but strong. Ms. Maxwell should be granted
bail or, at the very least, the case should be remanded for an
nature of the charges in the abstract. The district court bought into the
government’s conclusory allegations, stating without support that:
“[M]indful of the presumption of innocence, the Court remains of the
view that in light of the proffered strength and nature of the
Government’s case, the weight of the evidence supports detention.”
(emphasis added).
The court fundamentally erred in relying on the government’s
empty assertions that its case is strong. There was no principled way
for the court to reach such a conclusion without hearing any evidence
and without knowing anything at all about the allegations, especially
here where the case is so old and based on anonymous hearsay which
the defense has never been able to confront. The government did not
even proffer that these anonymous accusers even made their claims
under oath. Prosecutors refuse to disclose their names, their
statements, the specifics of their allegations, or anything about them.
This case is anything but strong. Ms. Maxwell should be granted
bail or, at the very least, the case should be remanded for an
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