United States v. Dennis Richard Hall

KAUFMAN, Circuit Judge:

Advancing a novel theory of the proof required under the federal bail-jumping statute, 18 U.S.C. § 3146,1 Dennis Richard Hall appeals from a judgment of conviction entered after a jury found him guilty of that offense. The one-count *877indictment, framed in terms of the statutory language, alleged that Hall, on July 11, 1963, forfeited bail of $15,000 posted in connection with a felony charge and, thereafter, willfully and knowingly failed to surrender himself within thirty days following the date of forfeiture. Appellant was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment.2 We…