Curtis E. McCoy v. United States

LEVENTHAL, Circuit Judge:

Various points are discussed in the brief by counsel appointed by this court. The one that we think merits brief notice relates to appellant’s credit on his sentence under 18 U.S.C. § 3568. The sentence was imposed May 21, 1965, for a term of two to six years on conviction of forgery and uttering in violation of D.C. Code § 22-1401, a statute providing a mandatory minimum sentence. Appellant is concededly entitled to a credit for time spent in jail prior to sentencing because of appellant’s financial inability to post bail. The question concerns the time spent in jail…