Legal Opinion
United States v. Oscar Cervantes
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 5, 1982No. 81-2183PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:
Oscar Cervantes was convicted of conspiracy to defraud the United States. He had posted his own $20,000 appearance bond prior to trial, depositing $2,000 into the court registry, see 18 U.S.C. § 3146(a)(3); bond was continued pending appeal. After his conviction was affirmed, he was ordered to surrender to the United States Marshal on January 29, 1981. He failed to appear on that day, but surrendered himself a few days later. The government moved for judgment on Cervantes’ forfeiture of the bond, see Fed.R.Crim.P. 46(e)(1), (3), and also indicted Cervantes for bail…
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- United States v. George B. Parr, Mary Elizabeth Ellis Saenz, Intervenor-Appellant, Clinton Manges, Surety, Movant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Hubert Geroid Brown, AKA H. Rap Brown, AKA R. Hall, AKA R. H. Brown v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
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