State v. Jones

I respectfully dissent. I would vacate the district court’s judgment denying the motion to set aside the judgment of bond forfeiture filed by Financial Casualty & Surety (“FCS”). Considering the failure of the Orleans Parish Sheriffs Office (“OPSO”) to perform its statutorily mandated duty of executing the outstanding alias capias against Ladareus J. Jones (“Defendant”) while Defendant was in its custody, I would remand this case to the district court for -a hearing to determine whether OPSO’s failure to execute the alias capias modified the principal obligation under the surety contract such…