State Of Washington v. Pacific Northwest Bail Bonding

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON DIVISION ONE STATE OF WASHINGTON, ) No. 80446-4-I ) Respondent, ) ) v. ) ) JOSEPH C. ADAMS, ) UNPUBLISHED OPINION ) Defendant, ) ) PACIFIC NORTHWEST BONDING ) COMPANY, ) ) Appellant. ) ) VERELLEN, J. — A trial court has broad discretion whether to exonerate a forfeited bail bond on purely equitable grounds. The trial court denied Pacific Northwest Bonding Company’s (PNW) request to exonerate a forfeited bail bond. Because the trial court adequately considered the equitable grounds argued by PNW, the court did not abuse its discretion.…