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BROWN v. UNITED STATES

No. 25851.

410 F.2d 212 (1969)

Hubert Geroid BROWN, aka H. Rap Brown, aka R. Hall, aka R. H. Brown, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

April 8, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William M. Kunstler, New York City, Murphy W. Bell, Baton Rouge, La., for appellant.

Louis C. LaCour, U. S. Atty., Frederick W. Veters, Robert O. Homes, Jr., Asst. U. S. Attys., Harry F. Connick, Asst. U. S. Atty., New Orleans, La., for appellee.

Before WISDOM and GODBOLD, Circuit Judges, and HUGHES, District Judge.

WISDOM, Circuit Judge:

The question here is whether the Bail Reform Act of 1966 prohibits forfeiture of a bond for anything short of non-appearance. We hold that Rule 46(f) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure is still effective and permits forfeiture for breach of a travel restriction.

H. Rap Brown was indicted in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana for transporting a rifle in interstate commerce while under indictment...

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