Case ID: dc_1/html/0510-01.html
Source: Caselaw Access Project
Author: {"author": "The Court", "license": "Public Domain", "url": "https://static.case.law/"}
Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

The United States v. Hodgkin.
    Upon a recognizance for the appearance of the defendant in a case of misdemeanor, he is bound to appear on the first day of the term.
    
      Mr. E. J. Lee
    
    contended that the recognizance, returnable to this term, cannot be forfeited at this term, as the traverser has the whole term to appear in. The return-day of all writs is the day after the last day of the session.
   The Court

(Duckett, J., absent,)

said the traverser is bound to appear at the Court, which is the first day of the term, and the whole term is but one day in law.