Legal Opinion
State v. Batson
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided February 10, 1989No. 15726PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLSTEIN, Chief Judge.
The question presented in this appeal is whether a surety on a pretrial bail bond containing the standard conditions required by Supreme Court Rule 33.01 may be held liable when a defendant, after pleading guilty, being sentenced and granted probation, fails to appear at a probation revocation proceeding. We hold the surety is not liable.
On July 6, 1987, defendant Ronnie Lynn Batson was charged by information with the Class B misdemeanor of driving while intoxicated, § 577.010,1 and driving with an “expired license,” apparently in violation of § 302.020. A bail bond in…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- State v. SalisburySupreme Court of Missouri · 1954
- McConathy v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
- United States v. WrayDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1975
- People v. DoeCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1959
- Reed v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1985
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Perry v. AversmanMissouri Court of Appeals · 2005
- State v. WilsonMissouri Court of Appeals · 2006