Sonny Livingston Bail Bonds, Inc. v. State

EDWARD N. SCRUGGS, Retired Circuit Judge.

This appeal concerns the validity of the final forfeiture of an appearance bond in a felony prosecution.

On April 1, 1983, the defendant Castle-berry was indicted for a felony offense. Her bond was set at $1,500. The bond was made on April 5, 1983, with the appellant bail bond corporation (the company) being her surety. The pertinent provisions of the bond were that the State of Alabama would be paid $1,500, unless Castleberry appeared to answer the particular indictment against her at the April 11, 1983 term of the circuit court, “and from day to day…