977 So. 2d 154 - State v. Williams’s Empirical Analysis
2008
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
1
states following
September 2018
most recently cited
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on State v. DeLaRose · 657 So. 2d 371 - State v. Breaux · State v. Polk · 927 So. 2d 570 - State v. McLaurin · 670 So. 2d 378 - State v. Rotramel
Most-quoted passages
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“(3) Notice of judgment. (a)After entering the fact of the signing of the judgment of bond forfeiture in the court minutes, the clerk of court shall promptly mail notice of the signing of the judgment of bond forfeiture. The notice of the signing of the judgment of bond forfeiture shall be mailed by the United States certified mail with return receipt to all of the following: (i) The defendant at the address designated pursuant to Code of Criminal Procedure Art. 322. (ii) The personal sureties at the addresses designated pursuant to Code of Criminal Procedure Art. 322. (iii) The agent or bondsman who posted the bond for the commercial sureties at the address designated pursuant to Code of Criminal Procedure Art. 322. (iv)The commercial sureties at the addresses designated pursuant to Code of Criminal Procedure Art. 322. [[Image here]] (b) After mailing the notice of the signing of the judgment of bond forfeiture, the clerk of court shall execute an affidavit of the mailing and place the affidavit and the return receipts in the record. (c) Failure to mail proper notice of the signing of the judgment within sixty days after the defendant’s failure to appear shall release the sureties of any obligations under the bond.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“The purpose of the bond forfeiture statute, La. R.S. 15:85, 'is to shield the surety from prejudice brought about by the delay in learning of the defendant's failure to appear.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Mosk
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