United States v. D'Annunzio Y Ellis DeMarchena

MEMORANDUM OPINION

TURRENTINE, District Judge.

This proceeding raises a question of first impression in this circuit: whether the court may in an appropriate case look behind an otherwise acceptable corporate surety appearance bond to ascertain the source of the collateral and determine whether there is some personal moral compulsion assuring the presence of the defendant at further proceedings. This memorandum opinion embodies the court’s findings of fact and conclusions of law.

I. Background.

On July 14, 1971, the Federal Grand Jury for the Southern District of California returned an indictment…