People v. Layfield

MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE BURMAN

delivered the opinion of the court.

This appeal involves a number of cases which arose out of the so-called “bail bond irregularities” in the Municipal Court of Chicago. These cases, consolidated by the parties for purposes of this appeal taken by the surety-defendants, present substantially identical fact situations and pose identical questions of law for our determination.

The course of the litigation is somewhat complex, and must be examined in detail. In each case, the principal defendant was arrested, and a surety executed a bail bond guaranteeing the appearance…