State v. Owens

NEUMANN, Justice.

[¶ 1] Earl L. Owens appeals from the district court’s denial of his motion for return of bond. We reverse.

[¶ 2] In July 1995, Earl Owens was arrested on a warrant and was released after posting bond of five hundred dollars. In January 1996, Owens was arrested again and held in custody on unrelated charges. On January 30, 1996, while Owens was in custody in the county jail, Owens’ wife, Ann Owens, appeared at the clerk of court’s office. Mrs. Owens presented a computer-generated piece of paper that apparently serves as the original bond receipt in Burleigh County, and…