[0] U.S. District Court: BAIL REFORM ACT.

• Position: Brief Article

U.S. v. Sparger, 79 F.Supp.2d 714 (W.D.Tex. 1999). The government sought approval from a federal court to use bail money posted by a defense attorney as payment toward the defendant's unpaid fine. The district court denied the motion, finding that the attorney had posted the bond out the retainer money he was paid by the defendant and that the money...