State v. Springer’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “In the case of State v. Porte's Securities, 10 La.Ann. 148 , which was decided in 1855, this court quoted the following as a definition of a bail bond: `Bail, in criminal cases, is defined to be a delivery or bailment of a person to his securities, upon their giving, together with himself, sufficient security for his appearance, he being supposed to be in their friendly custody, instead of going to prison.' This definition is practically the same as that set out in Act No. 104 of 1837. This is the definition which has always been recognized by this court. In cases too numerous to mention, this court has held that the purpose of an appearance bond is to secure the appearance of the defendant before the court whenever called. It is not necessary to cite the cases or to review the jurisprudence, which in substance is written into Article 111 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The definition which we have quoted above is practically the same as that which counsel for the State have quoted in their brief, the definition which they quoted having been taken from Stearns on Suretyship, 3rd Edition, p. 391, and reading as follows: `Bail is the delivery or bailment of a person to his sureties and is brought about by the execution of a bond in the manner and form provided by Statute, conditioned to re-deliver the defendant to the custody of the law at a time and place appointed in the bond.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 546 So. 2d 501 - State v. Golden