{ "document_metadata": { "page_number": "23", "document_number": "20-1", "date": "04/01/2021", "document_type": "court document", "has_handwriting": false, "has_stamps": false }, "full_text": "Case 21-770, Document 20-1, 04/01/2021, 3068530, Page23 of 31\n\nRecognizing this weakness, the Government relies on the statutory maximum penalty to argue that the case is serious and that Ms. Maxwell poses a risk of flight. But the statutory maximum is hardly relevant to determine risk of flight. In the vast majority of federal cases, the statutory maximum penalties are sky-high and are not reflective of the real potential penalties. See, e.g., 18 U.S.C. 1658(b) (statutory maximum of life imprisonment for turning off a light in a lighthouse to expose a ship to danger.\n\nEven if there were evidence to back up the four anonymous accusers, the Second Circuit \"require[s] more than evidence of the commission of a serious crime and the fact of a potential long sentence to support a finding of risk of flight.\" United States v. Friedman, 837 F.2d 48, 49-50 (2d. Cir. 1988) (district court's finding that defendant posed a risk of flight was clearly erroneous, despite potential for \"long sentence of incarceration\"); Sabhnani, 493 F.3d at 65, 76-77 (reversing detention order where defendants agreed to significant physical and financial restrictions, despite the fact that they faced a \"lengthy term of incarceration\").\n\n21\nDOJ-OGR-00000933", "text_blocks": [ { "type": "printed", "content": "Case 21-770, Document 20-1, 04/01/2021, 3068530, Page23 of 31", "position": "header" }, { "type": "printed", "content": "Recognizing this weakness, the Government relies on the statutory maximum penalty to argue that the case is serious and that Ms. Maxwell poses a risk of flight. But the statutory maximum is hardly relevant to determine risk of flight. In the vast majority of federal cases, the statutory maximum penalties are sky-high and are not reflective of the real potential penalties. See, e.g., 18 U.S.C. 1658(b) (statutory maximum of life imprisonment for turning off a light in a lighthouse to expose a ship to danger.", "position": "top" }, { "type": "printed", "content": "Even if there were evidence to back up the four anonymous accusers, the Second Circuit \"require[s] more than evidence of the commission of a serious crime and the fact of a potential long sentence to support a finding of risk of flight.\" United States v. Friedman, 837 F.2d 48, 49-50 (2d. Cir. 1988) (district court's finding that defendant posed a risk of flight was clearly erroneous, despite potential for \"long sentence of incarceration\"); Sabhnani, 493 F.3d at 65, 76-77 (reversing detention order where defendants agreed to significant physical and financial restrictions, despite the fact that they faced a \"lengthy term of incarceration\").", "position": "middle" }, { "type": "printed", "content": "21", "position": "footer" }, { "type": "printed", "content": "DOJ-OGR-00000933", "position": "footer" } ], "entities": { "people": [ "Ms. Maxwell" ], "organizations": [ "Government", "Second Circuit" ], "locations": [], "dates": [ "04/01/2021", "1988" ], "reference_numbers": [ "Case 21-770", "Document 20-1", "3068530", "18 U.S.C. 1658(b)", "837 F.2d 48", "493 F.3d", "DOJ-OGR-00000933" ] }, "additional_notes": "The document appears to be a court filing related to the case of Ms. Maxwell. The text discusses the government's argument regarding the risk of flight and cites relevant case law. The document is well-formatted and free of significant damage or redactions." }