Warren v. Slaton
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Appeal — forfeiture of bond; from Baldwin superior court— Judge Park. January 12, 1914. Henry Warren Jr., having been convicted in the county court of Baldwin county of the offense of larceny from the house, executed a certiorari bond in the sum of $200, with Emmett L. Barnes as security. A scire facias on the forfeiture of.-the bond was issued by the clerk of the county court on July 11, 1913, and on the same day was served on Barnes, the security.
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Appeal — forfeiture of bond; from Baldwin superior court— Judge Park. January 12, 1914. Henry Warren Jr., having been convicted in the county court of Baldwin county of the offense of larceny from the house, executed a certiorari bond in the sum of $200, with Emmett L. Barnes as security. A scire facias on the forfeiture of.-the bond was issued by the clerk of the county court on July 11, 1913, and on the same day was served on Barnes, the security. The scire facias stated that the defendants were required to appear “at the next term of the county court, to be held in and for said county on…
1Opinion of the CourtRoan, J.
The bond was forfeited by the county court on July 11, 1913, and the scire facias was issued by the clerk and served on the security on the bond on the same date, returnable “on the fourth Monday in July next.” Section 962 of the Penal Code reads as follows: “The clerk shall issue a scire facias on all forfeited bonds, recognizances, or other obligations, returnable to the next term of such court, against the principal and his sureties, which shall be served by the sheriff or his deputy, at least twenty days before the return thereof, or, if the party resides out of the county or State, scire…
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