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Title: United States v. Davis
Author : United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Release Date : January 26, 1969
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 52 KB

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This is an appeal by appellant Stiles Richard Davis from a conviction by a jury for failure to appear for sentencing before the District Court, in violation of Section 3150, Title 18, United States Code, following a conviction of counterfeiting. This offense is commonly referred to as ""bail jumping"". Appellant Davis was originally convicted of possessing and selling counterfeit federal reserve notes. Following his conviction, he was released on bond until the date set for sentencing, January 19, 1967. He did not appear. Four suicide notes were found in his office and a boat belonging to Davis was discovered on the beach with holes in the bottom. Thereafter, Davis was located in Nicaragua and returned to the United States on July 11, 1967. After presentence investigation, Davis was sentenced on the counterfeiting conviction on December 4, 1967. He was indicted on the ""bail jumping"" charge on December 18, 1967, and tried in July, 1968.