United States v. Smith

SHELBOURNE, District Judge.

In October 1945, Joseph Hubert Smith, as principal, with petitioner, Jack -Stry, as surety, executed bond before Ray H, Kirchdorfer, this Court’s Commissioner, for the personal appearance of the defendant Smith on the 11th day of March 1946 and “from day to day and from time to time thereafter, until finally discharged” on a charge in violation of Section 409, Title 18 U.S.C.A.

Smith appeared in accordance with the first requirement of the bond and was arraigned on the indictment. He entered a plea of “Not Guilty” and his case was set for trial on March 25th…