United States v. John Henry Bright, Jr.

John Henry Bright, Jr. appeals his conviction for bail jumping in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 3150.1 Bright, who had been released pending appeal of an earlier conviction, failed to comply with a lawful order to surrender himself to a United States marshal. Bright argues, however, that the statute applies only to failure to surrender to a court, not a marshal. Alternatively, Bright argues that he was not given adequate notice of the order to surrender. Finding myself in substantial agreement with both contentions, I must dissent from the majority’s affirmance of Bright’s conviction.

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