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UNITED STATES v. VILLEGAS-CODALLOS

No. 75-3023.

543 F.2d 1124 (1976)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose De Jesus VILLEGAS-CODALLOS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

October 28, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Grimes (argued), of Grimes & Warwick, San Diego, Cal., for defendant-appellant.

Michael E. Quinton, Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued and on the brief), San Diego, Cal., Terry J. Knoepp, U.S. Atty. (on the brief), San Diego, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before HUFSTEDLER and WALLACE, Circuit Judges, and INGRAM, District Judge.

PER CURIAM:

Appellant has appealed from an order forfeiting his bail when he failed to appear for his Omnibus Hearing. Appellant fled to Mexico after he was released on bail, and he has been a fugitive ever since.

Under these circumstances, we decline to adjudicate appellant's case. As the Supreme Court stated in Molinaro v. New Jersey (1970) 96 U.S. 365, 366, 90 S.Ct. 498, 24 L.Ed.2d 586: "No persuasive reason...

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