Seaboard Surety Corp. of America v. Municipal Court

The petition for writ of mandate herein is denied. The application involves solely a construction of .section 1305 of the Penal Code, as amended in 1927 (Stats. 1927, p. 1386, chap. 735). The legislature at that time extended the period from twenty to ninety days within which the court may direct the forfeiture of the undertaking to be discharged, but at the same time added a provision respecting the surety upon the bail bond. After amendment, the language of the section in this connection was as follows: “But if at any time within ninety days after such entry in the minutes, the defendant…