State v. Taylor

The defendant was charged with having violated the provisions of Section 1200 of the Hawaii Penal Code. An appearance bond in the sum of $250 was posted In her behalf.

On January 4, 1974, she was arraigned in district court and instructed by the presiding judge to return for trial at 8:30 a.m. on January 28, 1974. While professing to have been waiting for her counsel outside of the courtroom at the appointed time, she did not respond when her case was called at 8:30 a.m. and again at 8:50 a.m. As a result, the court ordered the forfeiture of her appearance bond. At 9:10 a.m. the defendant,…