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Federal CDs handling initial detention hearings and § 3145 review motions.

Pretrial detention motion. § 3142 four-factor frame + Salerno. $97.

One motion document. Pre-drafted § 3142 four-factor analysis, risk-of-flight rebuttal (preponderance standard), danger-to-community rebuttal (clear-and-convincing), conditions-of-release proposal, the Salerno constitutional frame anchored verbatim with source URL, a reply-brief framework anticipating the government’s § 3142(e)(3) rebuttable-presumption invocation, and the methods + source URLs bibliography.

Walk into the detention hearing with the § 3142(g) four-factor frame pre-populated against the record, the rebuttable-presumption rebuttal pre-drafted, and a least-restrictive condition stack — location monitoring, third-party custodian, surety bond, treatment compliance — ready for the magistrate's consideration. Salerno's 'liberty is the norm' floor and Stack v. Boyle's excessive-bail anchor are quoted verbatim with citation.

Pretrial Detention Motion

$97 USD — single motion document

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Single-template motion. $97.

Pretrial Detention Motion

Pre-drafted pretrial detention motion with § 3142 four-factor analysis, risk-of-flight and danger-to-community rebuttal, conditions-of-release proposal, and Salerno constitutional framework. Stack v. Boyle excessive-bail anchor included.


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The math: $97/mo gets you 3 briefs/mo (any combo of Sentencing Snapshot, JSIN Exclusion Brief, or Forensic Foundation Pack templates). At ~$172/hr CJA rate, that’s one billable hour to recover an entire month of brief work.

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Frequently asked questions.

What do I get?

An eight-section motion document: cover (your case identifier + jurisdiction stamped on), the § 3142 four-factor frame addressing nature of the offense, weight of evidence, personal history, and danger to community, a risk-of-flight rebuttal grounded in the preponderance standard, a danger-to-community rebuttal under the clear-and-convincing standard, a conditions-of-release proposal, the Salerno constitutional frame establishing the § 3142 floor, a reply-brief framework anticipating the government's § 3142(e)(3) rebuttable-presumption invocation, and the methods + source URLs bibliography.

Is this legal advice?

No. The template is a pretrial litigation aid modeled on the published statutory text of 18 U.S.C. § 3142, the Supreme Court authority in United States v. Salerno, and the Stack v. Boyle excessive-bail standard. Counsel of record adapts the motion language to the controlling circuit's detention doctrine and the actual docket of the case before filing.

Why $97?

A federal CD drafting a § 3142 detention motion by hand maps each § 3142(g) factor against the government's detention proffer, rebuts the presumption if applicable, proposes conditions of release, and anchors the Salerno constitutional frame. That is 4-6 hours of attorney time. At a CJA panel rate (~$172/hr), the recovered billable is $688-$1,032 per case. The template is priced under 15% of the lower bound.

When do I use this?

Use it after the government moves for detention at the initial appearance under 18 U.S.C. § 3142(f), and before the detention hearing. Also applies on § 3145(b) motion to revoke a district court detention order on appeal to the court of appeals.

Do you cite anything I cannot independently verify?

No. Every citation carries a source URL stored alongside. Lead authorities are 18 U.S.C. § 3142, 18 U.S.C. § 3145, United States v. Salerno 481 U.S. 739 (1987), and Stack v. Boyle 342 U.S. 1 (1951). All public-domain, verified during Phase B template authorship per the no-hallucinated-legal-data rule.

What is the refund policy?

7-day full refund, no questions asked.

Pretrial Detention Motion — 18 U.S.C. § 3142 Bail Reform Act | BenchRecon — BenchRecon