Legal Opinion
United States v. John Henry Bright, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 27, 1976No. 75-2992PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEWIN, Circuit Judge:
John Henry Bright, Jr. appeals from his conviction in a jury trial for bail jumping in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 3150.1 Bright concededly failed to comply with a lawful order to surrender himself to a United States Marshal to begin serving a sentence arising from an earlier conviction. He argues, however, that the statute does not apply to a failure to surrender to a marshal, and alternatively, that he did not receive due notice of the order to surrender. Finding no merit in either of these contentions, we affirm.
I. The Factual Background.
In May, 1974, appellant was…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Holland v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- United States v. Craig Warner, April Covey, Samuel L. Kranzthor, Fred W. Daniels, Jr., Friedae. Edwards, Frank Daniels and Michael A. JacobsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- United States v. Dennis Richard HallCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1965
- United States v. Robert Bolivar DepughCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by33 opinions
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