Legal Opinion
Stapf v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 4, 1966No. Nos. 19837, 19849, 19884, 19976PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVENTHAL, Circuit Judge:
These cases, consolidated on appeal, present the common question whether the District Court acted lawfully when it refused to accord a convicted defendant credit against his sentence for the time he spent in custody for want of bail prior to sentence.
The facts in No. 19837 are as follows: Appellant, Edward Stapf, was arrested on May 23, 1962, and charged with interstate transportation of a stolen vehicle in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2312 (1964). Stapf was promptly admitted to bail in the amount of $1000, but was unable to secure a bail bond for this amount.1 He was…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Shelley v. KraemerSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Katzenbach v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Webster v. FallSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Draper v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
7 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by90 opinions
- Checkosky v. SecCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1994
- Jonah R. v. Gilbert CarmonaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2006
- State v. SpeaksWashington Supreme Court · 1992
- People v. JonesSupreme Court of Colorado · 1971
- Frank Soyka v. Noah L. Alldredge, Warden of the United States Northeast PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
85 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.