UNITED STATES v. EDSON

No. 73-1323.

487 F.2d 370 (1973)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. James Edward EDSON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided October 23, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph F. Flynn, Rockland, Mass., for defendant-appellant.

Henry H. Hammond, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom James N. Gabriel, U. S. Atty., was on brief, for appellee.

Before ALDRICH and CAMPBELL, Circuit Judges.


ALDRICH, Senior Circuit Judge.

Defendant appeals from an order of the district court setting bail pending trial. The facts are somewhat unusual. On March 1, 1972 defendant was convicted upon a plea of guilty of possessing heroin with the intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a) (1). Following indictment, defendant had been incarcerated because of his inability to supply bail set by the court in the amount of $25,000 with surety. On his plea he...

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