People v. Wojick

Defendant appeals from an order denying his motion to vacate forfeiture of bail. He contends that at the time of his arrest and at all times subsequent thereto he was in active service as a member of the United States Navy (aboard the'U.S.S. Yorktown); that being so, the trial court was assertedly without jurisdiction to declare a forfeiture because of certain provisions of the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C.A. App.), referred to hereinafter as the “Act.”

The record reveals the following facts: On October 29, 1962, defendant failed to appear in court to enter his plea to an…