He will be on bail while awaiting sentence in June.
However, the law doesn't apply to those who are awaiting conviction even if they have a restraining order.
A federal judge has scheduled a bail hearing for tomorrow to determine whether Robert E. Brennan, 57, should be set free while awaiting sentencing on his conviction for money laundering and bankruptcy fraud.
For his part, Mr. Siegelman, who has been released from prison while awaiting the appeals of his conviction, said he was "enormously grateful" to the attorneys general for their intervention.
Some babies in MBUs have experienced separations from their mothers around the time of arrest, conviction, or while awaiting a decision of whether or not they will be allowed to stay together on a MBU.
In fact, three former soldiers were jailed for the murder in 2001; two remain in custody while awaiting a re-trial after their convictions were annulled by an appeals court last year; the third was killed while in jail.
He challenged his conviction and applied for bail while awaiting his appeal, but it was denied by a state court.
But Mr. Nelson has served considerable time already for his role in the Crown Heights case, both after his 1997 civil rights conviction, which was overturned last year, and while awaiting trial on state murder charges, of which he was acquitted in 1992.
Moreover, he will have to work hard to restore confidence in City Hall after the conviction of Mayor Martin G. Barnes, who sought re-election while awaiting trial on corruption charges.
In addition, 95%% of the boys were detained while awaiting final trial (pretrial), whereas the remaining 5%% were detained following conviction.
