Is there any case law where a defendant was found not a danger to the community even though they had a history of domestic violence?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from United States v. Dailey, No. 2:13-cr-00118 KJM (E.D. Cal. 2020):

States v. Fowler, No. 17-CR-00412-VC-1, 2020 WL 3034714, at *1 (N.D. Cal. June 6, 2020) (defendant convicted of distributing and conspiring to distribute methamphetamine had never committed violent crime, was "not a danger to the community"); cf. United States v. Millage, No. 3:13-CR-234-SI, 2020 WL 2857165, at *5 (D. Or. June 2, 2020) (defendant not danger to community despite 7-year-old conviction for domestic violence), appeal dismissed, No. 20-30086, 2020 WL 3468033 (9th Cir. June 25, 2020); but see United States v. McGreggor, No. 218CR244JCMDJA, 2020 WL 2308081, at *3-4 (D. Nev. May 8, 2020) (finding defendant presented danger to community even though criminal history was stale and most recent conviction was technically non-violent, in part because instant offense involved conspiracy to sell fentanyl, a potentially fatal drug, while armed with stolen firearm and possessing second stolen firearm, unlike defendant here).

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