United States v. John Douglas Jerman

978 F.2d 1266 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John Douglas JERMAN, Defendant-Appellant. No. 91-30402. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Nov. 2, 1992. * Decided Nov. 5, 1992. Before EUGENE A. WRIGHT, HUG and POOLE, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 This appeal concerns the scope of "official detention" under 18 U.S.C. § 3585 and the authority of the district court to grant credit at sentencing. Jerman appeals a district court order denying credit for presentence home confinement. He relies on this court's opinion in United States v. Chalker, 915 F.2d 1254, 1258 (9th Cir.1990). 3 Defendant John Jerman was convicted under 21 U.S.C. § 846 for conspiracy to distribute five or more kilograms of cocaine. The district court granted Jerman's motion for release pending sentence subject to a $250,000 security deposit and restricted Jerman to house arrest pending sentencing. Jerman…