State v. Ford

WILLIAMS, Justice.

This is an appeal by Billy Ford, defendant in the trial court, from an order and judgment refusing to vacate a forfeiture of bail in a criminal case in the District Court of Blaine County, Oklahoma.

On February 8, 1974, Ford was charged with the crime of larceny of domestic animals. He personally appeared in court on February 15th at which time a cash bond of $2500 was set. On February 19th he deposited the sum of $2500 cash with the court clerk and was released, reserving until February 25th to “announce” as to whether he wanted a preliminary hearing. On that day his…