Legal Opinion
People v. Smith
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 30, 1986No. B009164PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KLEIN, P. J.
Real parties in interest and appellants Dennis Hale and Hale Bail Bonds (collectively Hale) appeal from an order of the superior court directing Hale to return a bail bond premium to defendant and respondent James Smith, aka Marvin Alston (Smith).
Good cause for surrender under Penal Code section 1300 2 is not limited to a defendant’s failure to appear or violations of a court order. Further, to constitute good cause, the failure to appear or violations of a court order need not have occurred in any particular department or division of the court.
Because the trial court…
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