United States v. Ignacio Torres

WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.

Ignacio Torres was indicted for possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine. He was released on bond, and his parents secured the bond with a house they owned. Torres violated a condition of his release, and the district court revoked his bond. At the bond revocation hearing, the district court judge stated that Torres should surrender “today.” Torres and his attorney left the courtroom and went into the hallway. Torres’s counsel reentered the courtroom to clarify exactly when Torres needed to surrender. When Torres’s counsel returned to the…