State v. Jackson

BRIGHTMIRE, Judge.

When the convict failed to show up January 24, 1977 for a suspended sentence revocation hearing, his bail bond was ordered forfeited. The next day, notice of the forfeiture was mailed to appellant, the bondsman who, on April 28, 1977, filed a motion to set it aside and quash execution of the judgment. The state moved to dismiss the motion because it was not filed within the 60-day period allowed by 59 O.S.1971 § 1332. The state’s motion was sustained, and the bondsman appeals saying the trial court was wrong.

The bondsman’s first argument is that, because the facts leading up…