Legal Opinion

State v. Anaya

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided September 24, 1997No. 29843-CAPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JiHIGHTOWER, Judge.

A commercial surety company, maintaining that an alleged untimely notice of judgment extinguished its obligations under a criminal appearance bond, appeals a district court decision refusing to nullify and set aside a forfeiture judgment. We affirm.

Facts & Procedural History

On December 14, 1995, Jose Anaya and appellant, Frontier Insurance Company (acting through its agent and bondsman, A & J Bail Bondsj, entered into a bail bond contract securing Anaya’s release from jail pending sentencing. The executed document indicated that the criminal defendant should next appear in…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. State v. WheelerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1987
  2. State v. BreauxLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1995
  3. State v. ReedLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1996
  4. State v. JonesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1997

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Louisiana Bail Bonds, Inc. v. StateLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2006
  2. State v. MurphyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2005
  3. Safety National Casualty Corporation, Accredited Surety & Casualty Company, Financial Casualty & Surety Company and Roche Surety & Casualty Company, Inc. v. State of LouisianaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2019

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