United States v. George Adam Lepicard, Goldberg and Telles Bail Bonds and Cotton Belt Insurance Company, Real Parties in Interest-Appellants. United States of America v. George Adam Lepicard, Linda Lepicard, Real Party in Interest-Appellant

723 F.2d 663 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. George Adam LePICARD, Defendant, Goldberg and Telles Bail Bonds and Cotton Belt Insurance Company, Real Parties in Interest-Appellants. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. George Adam LePICARD, Defendant, Linda LePicard, Real Party in Interest-Appellant. Nos. 83-1053, 83-1063. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued * and Submitted Dec. 12, 1983. Decided Jan. 9, 1984. Roger W. Dokken, Asst. U.S. Atty., Phoenix, Ariz., for plaintiff-appellee. Jan Lawrence Handzlik, Stilz, Boyd, Levine & Handzlik, Los Angeles, Cal., for real parties in interest-appellants. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. Before WRIGHT, CHOY and POOLE, Circuit Judges. POOLE, Circuit Judge: 1 Corporate sureties and an indemnitor on bail bonds appeal an order forfeiting bail. Because we hold that the sureties were not bound by the condition whose violation led to the forfeiture order, we reverse. I. FACTS 2 On January 21, 1981, George LePicard was found in California, arrested and taken into custody pursuant to an Arizona bench warrant and indictment charging conspiracy to manufacture…