| Montalvo Got Time Served and
Admonition Of SDNY Judge Berman No Courtroom
To 2021
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon
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SDNY COURTHOUSE,
Oct 20 – Allen Montalvo pled
guilty to narcotics charges in
2017. U.S. District Court for
the Southern District of New
York Judge Richard M. Berman
in 2019 gave him a sentence of
time served, with Assistant US
Attorney Maurene Comey
present.
On June 17
Judge Berman held a proceeding
on violations of supervised
release. Maurene Comey was
again present, as was Inner
City Press, covering it.
Unlike
other supervision proceeding
before Judge Berman, this one
resulted in admonitions.
Montalvo has been
arrested again, and allegedly
threatened his wife. He was
not remanded, but was warned
to have no contact with this
wife.
Speaking
for himself, Montalvo said he
is living with relatives in
Manhattan, sharing a room.
Judge Berman
asked AUSA Comey to order a
transcript, for an ongoing
project to assess the benefits
of this type of supervision.
In some cases they are
extensive.
On October 20
Judge Berman held another
proceeding, and Inner City
Press again covered it. AUSA
Maurene Comey cited "moderate
progress." Talked turned to
the next proceeding, on
December 22.
Judge
Berman said he has not been
having in-court proceeding
(unlike, for example SDNY
Judge P. Kevin Castel who is
holding a criminal jury trial,
and Judge Lorna G. Schofield,
holding a civil jury trial).
He does not anticipate holding
in person proceeding until
2021. Each judge is different,
and not only on supervision.
It is not unlike the
laboratory of states in the US
system. But is it fair to
defendants?
This case is US
v. Montalvo,17-cr-28
(Berman).
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