United States v. Ira Christopher Jackson

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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
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No. 16-14251
Non-Argument Calendar
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D.C. Docket No. 5:15-cr-00035-MTT-CHW-2
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
IRA CHRISTOPHER JACKSON,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Middle District of Georgia
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(September 29, 2017)
Before ED CARNES, Chief Judge, TJOFLAT, and WILLIAM PRYOR, Circuit
Judges.
PER CURIAM:
Ira Jackson appeals from the district court’s revocation of his pretrial
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release. It appears from the district court record, however, that Jackson has
decided to plead guilty to two of the charges against him and is now being held
pending sentencing. Because release pending sentencing is governed by a
different statute than pretrial release, it appears to the Court that he is no longer
eligible for pretrial release and that, as a result, his appeal from the district court’s
revocation of his pretrial release is now moot. Compare 18 U.S.C. § 3142 with id.
§ 3143(a).
The Court therefore directed the parties to show cause why this appeal
should not be dismissed as moot. The government filed a response saying that it
believed the appeal is moot. Jackson did not respond.
As a result, because our own review of the district court record and the
government’s response lead us to believe this case is now moot and Jackson has
given no reason to think otherwise, this appeal is DISMISSED AS MOOT.
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