Opinion ID: 660293
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Text: 2 Rosales was arrested in May of 1985 and released on a $150,000 personal surety bond. 2 His trial began on March 23, 1987. On April 16, 1987, during trial, Rosales became a fugitive and the district court convicted him in absentia. On May 29, 1987, the district court ordered Rosales' bond forfeited and accordingly entered a $150,000 judgment against Rosales on August 3, 1987. 3 3 The U.S. Marshal apprehended and arrested Rosales on November 26, 1988 for his flight from the Southern District of Florida. The district court sentenced Rosales on March 29, 1989, approximately one year after his flight. He appealed his sentence and conviction on April 4, 1989. On May 11, 1989, Rosales filed a motion 4 in the district court to be declared indigent for costs on appeal. 4 On June 13, 1989, this Court dismissed Rosales' appeal for want of prosecution and failure to file a docketing statement and make financial arrangements with the court reporter. One day later Rosales filed an Affidavit of Indigency in the district court. The affidavit stated that he had no cash anywhere and owned no real or personal property of any value. On June 15, Rosales filed a motion for reinstatement of his appeal. On June 20, 1989, the magistrate entered an order denying Rosales' motion to be declared indigent for costs. Rosales appealed that order to the district court. 5 On July 11, 1989 this court granted Rosales' motion to reinstate his appeal and to stay appellate proceedings until the district court ruled on Rosales' appeal regarding his desire to be declared indigent for costs. On August 21, 1989, the district court entered an order denying Rosales' motion seeking an indigent status. Rosales appealed that denial to this Court. We treated the appeal as a Motion for Leave to Proceed on Appeal In Forma Pauperis under Fed.R.App.P. 24(a), and granted Rosales his desired relief. Approximately four and one-half years after his conviction, Rosales filed his brief in this Court. 6 We issued an unpublished, per curiam opinion holding, under London, 5 that Rosales waived his right to contest claimed trial errors on appeal when he became a fugitive during trial. United States v. Rosales, 978 F.2d 719 (11th Cir.1992). Rosales petitioned for certiorari and the Supreme Court remanded the case for further consideration in light of its decision in Ortega-Rodriguez v. United States, --- U.S. ----, 113 S.Ct. 1199, 122 L.Ed.2d 581 (1993).