McKnight v. United States

LURTON, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff in error has been convicted under an indictment charging embezzlement of funds of a national bank. After writ of error allowed and citation served, he applied to the court below for bail, pending his writ of error, but bail was refused him. Application was then made for bail to one of the members of this court, who, preferring that the application should be made to this court, suggested to the trial judge the propriety of admitting the petitioner to bail until such time as this court might have opportunity to hear and determine an application from the…