Paris v. State

Where a criminal case was called for trial, and the defendant, who had given bond for his appearance, was present in court, and his counsel made a motion to continue the case, which was overruled, but the case was checked until the next day, and on the next day was again called for trial, and, the State announcing ready and the defendant not- making any answer, the bond given by him for his appearance was regularly forfeited and a scire facias issued against him and the surety thereon, returnable to the next term of the court, it was not a good defense in behalf of the surety that at the time…