Legal Opinion
Hubert Geroid Brown, AKA H. Rap Brown, AKA R. Hall, AKA R. H. Brown v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 8, 1969No. 25851_1PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
The question here is whether the Bail Reform Act of 1966 prohibits forfeiture of a bond for anything short of non-appearance. We hold that Rule 46(f) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure is still effective and permits forfeiture for breach of a travel restriction.
H. Rap Brown was indicted in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana for transporting a rifle in interstate commerce while under indictment in Maryland for counselling to arson, in violation of 15 U.S.C. § 902(e). Brown was released on a cash bond of $15,000. This bond was…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Willis Smith and Resolute Insurance Company of Hartford, Connecticut v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- United States of America Ex Rel. H. Rap Brown, Relator v. Honorable Raymond Fogel, City Sergeant, Alexandria, Virginia, (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1968
- United States v. Albert Agueci, the Stuyvesant Insurance Company, Surety on BondCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
- United States v. Joseph D'argento, United States of America v. Maryland National Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1965
- United States v. D'ArgentoDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1964
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3Cited by31 opinions
- United States v. Michael Lynn ClarkCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- United States v. John Henry Bright, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Government of the Virgin Islands v. Salvador Santiago Ortiz, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
- United States v. Earl Gilbert Kirkman, United States of America v. G. G. Shaw and W. E. DraperCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1970
- United States v. BassCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
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