The United States of America v. Joseph Iacullo

FINNEGAN, Circuit Judge.

After judgment of conviction for various violations of statutory provisions regulating narcotics and for conspiracy in connection therewith, defendant Iacul-lo was sentenced to five years in prison and fined $100. The district judge who tried Iacullo, without a jury, thereafter denied him bail. His application for enlargement on bail pending appeal 1 followed and being docketed as an emergency matter I entertained it 2 under Rule 46(a) (2) of the Rules of Criminal Procedure providing:

“Bail may be allowed pending appeal * * * only if it appears that the case involves a…