Osburn v. State

OPINION

CRONE, Judge.

Case Summary

A eriminal defendant's wife wrote a check to a bail bondsman to post her husband's bond. The check was written on insufficient funds, and the bondsman told the wife that he would make arrangements to revoke the bond. The bondsman went to the courthouse and asked the bailiff for the bond paperwork, which stated that the bond "should remain a permanent part of court records." The bailiff handed the paperwork to the bondsman, who told the bailiff that he needed the bond back because the check had bounced and walked out the door. The bailiff thought that the…