United States v. Hawkins

BY THE COURT:

Petitioner Valdes was denied release on bail pending appeal after conviction and moves this court to order his release on bail not to exceed $500,000.

Valdes was arrested in Panama and expelled to the United States, where he was jailed in May 1979, and a superseding indictment issued in July 1979 charging him, together with 19 others, with conspiracy to import marijuana, methaqualone and cocaine. The district court set pretrial bail at $2,000,000, Valdes appealed to this court and we denied relief. Thereafter the district court reduced bail to $500,000. Valdes met this requirement…