People v. Gonzales

PIERCE, Judge.

Sharon Lucero and Continental Surety and Fidelity Insurance Company (sureties) appeal from a judgment forfeiting a surety bond posted on behalf of defendant, Jose Luis Gonzales. We reverse.

Defendant was charged in Adams County District Court with second degree burglary in August 1984. A preliminary hearing was scheduled for September of that same year. At the end of August, the sureties executed a bond to guarantee defendant’s appearance. However, rather than being freed on the bond, defendant was transferred from the Adams County Sheriff’s Department to the U.S. Immigration and…