United States v. Donald Jackson Eskew and Resolute Insurance Co., United States of America v. Donald Jackson Eskew and Albert Ramirez, Dba Albert's Bails Bonds

469 F.2d 278 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Donald Jackson ESKEW and Resolute Insurance Co., Defendants-Appellants. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Donald Jackson ESKEW and Albert Ramirez, dba Albert's Bails Bonds, Defendants-Appellants. Nos. 71-2461, 71-2955. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Nov. 1, 1972. Michael K. Fox, of McCormick, Barstow, Sheppard, Coyle & Best, Ralph Nunez, of Lopez & Nunez, Fresno, Cal., for defendants-appellants. Dwayne Keyes, U. S. Atty., William R. Allen, Richard V. Boulger, Asst. U. S. Attys., Fresno, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee. Before DUNIWAY and WRIGHT, Circuit Judges, and PREGERSON, District Judge. * PER CURIAM: 1 Eskew's two bail bonds totaling $15,000.00 were forfeited because he failed to appear on the fifth day of his criminal trial in the District Court. The bonds were executed by Ramirez, a bail bondsman, on behalf of Resolute Insurance Co., the surety. These cases arise out of the bond forfeitures. The appeals of Eskew and Resolute were pursued, and will be discussed, separately. We affirm each judgment. I. The Eskew Appeal 2 Eskew asserts that under 18 U.S.C. Sec. 3146 (c) the trial…