United States v. Roy Marion Jones

RONEY, Circuit Judge:

The district court required that cash bail be used for partial payment of a criminal fine, even though there was no violation of the defendant’s bail terms. Defendant Roy M. Jones, convicted of illegally importing marijuana and counterfeiting a pilot’s certificate, appeals. 21 U.S.C.A. § 960(a)(1), § 952(a); 18 U.S.C.A. § 2; 49 U.S.C.A. § 1472(b). We reverse.

Prior to indictment, Mrs. Roy M. Jones, wife of the defendant, posted a $10,000 cash bond for release of her husband from custody pending trial. Defendant Jones pled guilty, and the district court sentenced him to…