United States v. Frias-Ramirez

670 F.2d 849 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Benito FRIAS-RAMIREZ, Defendant, Conrado G. and Juana Frias, Antonio and Guadalupe Varagosa, Eliseo and Consuelo Arreguin, Enrique and Estella Villegas, Sureties for Defendant, Appellants. Nos. 80-5131, 80-5132. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Oct. 9, 1981. Decided March 2, 1982. Deborah Thornhill, Sr. Citizens Legal Advocacy Program, Robert L. Sassone, Santa Ana, Cal., for appellants. Stephen V. Petix, San Diego, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. Before SKOPIL, FARRIS and BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judges. BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judge: 1 This consolidated appeal is brought by relatives of Benito Frias-Ramirez (defendant), who was under indictment. The relatives executed and posted a personal surety bond to obtain defendant's release on bail pending trial. Upon defendant's disappearance, the court ordered the bond forfeited, denied the sureties' motion to set aside or remit the forfeiture, and entered judgment on the forfeiture. We affirm. 2 * FACTS 3 Defendant was arrested and charged with conspiring to import…