172 N.C. App. 821 - State v. Edwards’s Empirical Analysis

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6 state decisions

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1. “In determining whether a forfeited bond may be remitted for extraordinary cause, courts consider the following factors: [(1)] the inconvenience and cost to the state and the courts; [(2)] the diligence of sureties in staying abreast of the defendant's whereabouts prior to the date of appearance and in searching for the defendant; [(3)] in cases where the defendant has died, the surety's diligence in obtaining information of the defendant's death; [(4)] the risk assumed by the sureties; and [(5)] the surety's status, be it private or professional.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 195 N.C. App. 786 - State v. Hollars

2. “`Extraordinary circumstances' in the context of bond forfeiture has been defined as going beyond what is usual, regular, common, or customary . . . of, relating to, or having the nature of an occurrence or risk of a kind other than what ordinary experience or prudence would foresee.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 186 N.C. App. 467 - State v. Bakri

3. “A determination by our Court of whether circumstances are extraordinary [so as to warrant relief from a bond forfeiture] is a heavily fact-based inquiry and therefore, should be reviewed on a case by case basis.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 195 N.C. App. 786 - State v. Hollars