State v. Nelson

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

MeKENNA, J.

I. Introduction

In eight separate criminal cases,1 Real Party in Interest-Appellant/Petitioner, International Fidelity Insurance Company (“International Fidelity” or “International”) had issued eight separate powers of attorney (“POA[s]”) to either Ida Peppers (“Peppers”) or Charles Fisher (“Fisher”) to execute a bail bond on behalf of a defendant in each case. In each criminal case, the bonded defendant failed to appear as required, and a Judgment and Order of Forfeiture of Bail Bond (“Judgment and Order of Forfeiture” or “forfeiture judgment”) was entered in…