U.S. v. Braham

Full title: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. TONY BRAHAM, a/k/a "Tick" a/k/a…

Court: United States District Court, N.D. West Virginia

Date published: Jun 8, 2007

CRIMINAL ACTION NO. 1:05CR43 (N.D.W. Va. Jun. 8, 2007)

Opinion

CRIMINAL ACTION NO. 1:05CR43.

June 8, 2007

ORDER/OPINION

JOHN KAULL, Magistrate Judge

On the 18^th day of May 2007, came the Defendant, Tony Braham, in person and by his counsel, John J. Pizzuti, and also came the United States by its Assistant United States Attorney, Shawn A. Morgan, for hearing on Defendant's Motion for Disclosure of Presentence Reports and Related Documents of Government Witnesses (Docket Entry 344). The matter was then heard on the motion, the government's responses to said motion in which it did not object to an in camera review, and the arguments of counsel.

Upon consideration of all which, and for reasons stated on the record of the hearing, the Court ordered the United States to turn over the PSR's to the Court for inspection within two weeks for the Court's review of the documents in camera and determination of what, if anything, should be disclosed to Defendant.

Three additional PSR's were submitted on June 5 and 6, 2007, and the Court reviewed the same in camera. Upon consideration of all which, the Court by separate transmittal has returned copies of said PSR's redacted by yellow highlighter reflecting the redactions to be made. Counsel for the United States is directed to redact and thereafter copy and deliver to Counsel for Defendant the following specific portions of the following PSR's:

1) Craig Wayne Singleton front face page and paragraphs numbered 49 through 55 as redacted; 2) Gina Michelle Marshall front face page and paragraphs numbered 46 through 48 as redacted; and 3) Denise Atchison front face page and paragraphs numbered 49 through 55 as redacted. Nothing in this grant of Defendant's motion should be construed by any party as a determination of the admissibility or use of the redacted information in the trial of this matter.

No portion of the PSR's not herein specifically designated shall be copied and provided to Defendant.

The Clerk is directed to file the PSR's submitted by the United States Attorney for in camera review in the file under seal "For Court Eyes Only."

IT IS SO ORDERED.

The Clerk of the Northern District for the United States District Court shall provide a copy of this order to all counsel of record.