The Sun Herald online reports the Fifth Circuit has denied Paul Minor’s request for release pending appeal.
The court denied his motion, saying, “Minor has failed to establish by clear and convincing evidence that he is not likely to pose a danger to the safety of the community if released.”
Minor was imprisoned before his 2007 conviction because he violated the terms of pre-trial release when he drank alcohol to excess. U.S. District Judge Henry T. Wingate, who presided over the trial, found Minor a potential danger to the community.
Minor, ordered to complete an alcohol treatment program, said he has been sober since April 2006.
The Sun Herald’s story provides the familiar background in the brief story posted now with promises of more to follow. I’m going to find and post the full decision. I’ll be back shortly .
UPDATE:
I’ll keep looking but I’ve begun to believe it may be a docket note that I’m looking for and not a document. As I read around the blogosphere looking for more information, I noted comments that showed a shocking ignorance about the disease of alcoholism.
If the decision to deny his request for release during appeal considered his conduct without considering his illness, as appears to be the case, I suspect we’ll hear a lot more about this decision.
I’ll continue to search and update as more information becomes available.