Legal Opinion
United States v. Lewis
District Court, D. Alaska
Decided September 26, 1953No. Cr. No. 2551PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
FOLTA, District Judge.
The United States has moved for an order of forfeiture of two appearance bonds in the aggregate sum of $20,000, and judgment thereon. The surety’s opposition is based on the contention that neither the United States Commissioner nor the District Court has authority to declare a forfeiture because the United States Commissioner had lost jurisdiction with the return of the indictment.
The parties agree that the identical situation has apparently not been dealt with by the courts, so far as reported decisions reveal.
The defendant-principal was arrested April 7, 1951. Two…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Davis v. South CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- La Grotta v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1935
- Ewing v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1917
- Kirk v. United StatesU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern New York · 1904
- Kirk v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1905
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Zula Swanson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1955