¶1dissenting. I think the bondsman had an absolute right to avoid possible liability by surrendering the petitioner to the jailer. Ark. Stat. Ann. § 43-716; Craig v. State, 257 Ark. 112 (1974). The petitioner might have raised the question, in the Court below, of his entitlement to a return of the money he paid the bondsman, but that question was not raised below and is not before us on a petition for a Writ of Mandamus.
283 Ark. 220
Troutt v. Langston
Decided August 21, 1984
Supreme Court of Arkansas · decided 1984-08-21
Cited by 2 later decisions — most recently May 1991
2 state decisions
Relies on Craig v. State
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Decided 1984-08-21
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