California Court of Appeal

Denial of motion to set aside a forfeiture and exonerate a bail bond posted for the release of a defendant pending appeal of his conviction is reversed as the trial court lost jurisdiction to declare the bond forfeited when it failed to do so on defendant's initial nonappearance.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/12/2006
• Published 10/12/2006

Judges

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Nunez & Bernstein and E. Alan Nunez for Defendant and Appellant., Kathleen Bales-Lange, County Counsel, Ronald E. Rezac and Deanne H. Peterson, Deputy County Counsels, for Plaintiff and Respondent.