The first portion of the presentation will consist of AUSA Brent Jones discussing the Bail Reform Act of 1984. AUSA Jones will discuss the post-arrest pre-trial process including the defendant’s initial appearance, advisement of rights, and pre-trial detention options. AUSA Jones will then discuss the process of and practice at a detention hearing. The second portion of the presentation will consist of Federal Defender Jonathan Moffatt discussing the pretrial advisement of his client and considerations of requesting a detention hearing. He will also discuss steps he takes to prepare for a detention hearing.

AUSA Jones is a 2006 graduate of the Cumberland School of Law. He has been with the U.S. Attorney’s Office since 2018, and focuses primarily on the prosecution of drug trafficking cases. He is also a Lieutenant Colonel and Special Trial Counsel in the U.S. Air Force Reserves Jag Corps and served on active duty from 2007 to 2018. Federal Defender Moffatt is a 1996 graduate of the University of Memphis law school. He has been with the Federal Defender’s Office of Knoxville for 22 years.

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