William N. Timmons v. United States

(concurring) :

While on bail pending trial for the charge (assault with a deadly weapon) of which he stands convicted, appellant was arrested on a two-year-old warránt charging him with being a fugitive from justice.1 *Bail was set on this charge, but appellant’s bondsman apparently requested and was granted permission to surrender him to custody on his bond for the assault charge rather than accept a second premium. Thus .appellant, although admitted to bail and apparently able to pay for a bond, was in custody for the two months immediately preceding his trial. Consequently, he was unable as…