Legal Opinion
Wright v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 11, 1970No. 4411 OriginalPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEBEKER, Associate Judge.
On this appeal from refusal by the arraignment judge to reduce a $600 pretrial bond, appellant asserts that he cannot obtain a bondsman and that the judge refused to permit a percentage deposit with the registry of the court. See 18 U.S.C. § 3146(a) (3) and (4) (Supp. IV, 1968). The arraignment judge refused to modify the order requiring a surety bond because appellant did not appear to have been regularly employed for any length of time and because no prospects for employment appeared, thereby offering an environment of stability to insure appearance. Appellant does…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- George W. Melson v. Thomas R. SardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- Bobby Russell v. United States of America, Larry G. Lee v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- Cooper v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1946
- Jack E. Chapman, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
- Walter R. Christian v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1965
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Barnes v. District of Columbia Board of ParoleDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2000
- United States v. EdwardsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981