William F. Kaetz v. United States
SocialSecurity Securities
Whether Petitioner is entitled to release pending trial
QUESTION(S) PRESENTED FOR REVIEW 1. Whether Petitioner is entitled to release pending trial where the government has failed to establish, and the lower courts’ findings are unsupported by the record that, there is no condition, or combination of conditions, which can reasonably assure Petitioner’s appearance at court proceedings as required (where he never failed to appear in the past in any matter) and/or reasonably assure the safety of any person or the community (where no in-person confrontation occurred and the language used did not extend beyond constitutionally protected speech) and in light of other circumstances of this particular case—to-wit: detention during the COVID-19 pandemic (such as risk of exposure to and contracting the virus and continued delay of trial), Petitioner being self-employed and the primary source of income for his household, the relatively non-serious nature of the offenses, and the length of the probable sentence of imprisonment Petitioner would receive upon conviction in this matter? i # LIST OF DIRECTLY