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United States v. Chatrie, No. 3:19-cr-130 (E.D. Va.)
In United States v. Chatrie, No. 3:19-cr-130 (E.D. Va.), Okello Chatrie was charged with armed robbery based on Google Sensorvault data obtained by law enforcement via a geofence warrant. Chatrie is represented by Michael Price, Senior Litigation Counsel for the Fourth Amendment Center, and Laura Koenig, a public defender in the Eastern District of Virginia.
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U.S. v. McLean 1991 FEL 3760 (D.C. Sup. Ct.) and 1:97-cr-00163-LMB (E.D. Va.)
Motion for Compassionate Release (March 11, 2021)
Order Granting Compassionate Release Under D.C. Code (Feb. 1, 2021)
Order Granting Federal Compassionate Release (April 23, 2021)
Argument: Mr. McLean was incarcerated for a DC code offense. While held at Lorton, he incurred a federal charge in the Eastern District of Virginia. Obtained a reduction in sentence to time served from DC Superior Court, and then filed in federal court to reduce his 33 month federal sentence. With this second grant, Mr. McLean is on his way home.
Of special note: McLean had recovered from COVID and also received one dose of the Moderna vaccine. However, the government acknowledged that "vaccine efficacy in immunocompromised persons such as defendant is currently unknown," and so the court found that Mr. McLean "faces a particularized risk of serious illness if he should become reinfected with COVID-19."
The court also took note of Mr. McLean's vulnerability as a Black man over 50 in granting release, citing to the CDC's data on "Risk for COVID-19 Infection, Hospitalization, and Death By Race/Ethnicity." ("compared to white, non-Hispanic persons, African Americans are 2.8 times as likely to be hospitalized and 1.9 times as likely to die from COVID-19, despite being only I.I times as likely to get sick with COVID-19.").