Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Borden
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 12, 1978No. 72PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CERCONE, Judge:
The facts of this case are as follows. Appellant, Michael Borden, was convicted on September 19, 1975 of robbery, theft and assault. Prior to trial, appellant was free on $5,000 bail but after the jury returned with its verdict, bail was increased by the court to $10,000. Since the verdict did not come in until after 4:00 P.M. on a Friday, the lower court allowed appellant until Monday, September 22, 1975 at 4:00 P.M. to file the additional bail. Appellant did not file the additional bail nor did he appear in court. The trial court immediately issued a bench warrant for his…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Smith v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Commonwealth v. GallowaySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Johnson v. LairdCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970
- United States v. Michael Allen SwigartCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1973
- Neal Ruetz v. Russell E. Lash, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
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