United States v. Edward A. Corso, A/K/A Edward A. Manders

By order of January 18, 1971, this court refused to consider defendant’s direct appeal from his conviction below since defendant was then a fugitive from justice, having escaped by force from jail confinement. The order provided, however, that should defendant submit to the jurisdiction of the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on or before February 9, 1971, we would entertain his appeal. We have been advised by the office of the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia that on February 1, 1971, defendant voluntarily surrendered and is now in custody. Upon…