United States v. Reynolds

Summary

Appeal of pretrial detention order dismissed as moot where defendant subsequently pleaded guilty and was sentenced to six months' imprisonment for criminal contempt under 18 U.S.C. § 401. Because the appeal only challenged the detention order, the conviction and sentence left no relief the court could grant. The Fifth Circuit applied the mootness doctrine from *United States v. Ramirez* and *United States v. O'Shaughnessy*.

Holdings

1. The appeal is moot because the court can no longer grant any relief.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the appeal of the pretrial detention order is moot after the defendant's subsequent conviction and sentencing.

Disposition

dismissed