Legal Opinion

Troutt v. Langston

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided August 21, 1984No. CR 84-141PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Temporary Writ of Mandamus is granted. The bondsman may surrender the defendant without cause pursuant to Ark. Stat. Ann. § 43-716 (Repl. 1977) only if the consideration for making the bond is returned to the defendant.

Adkisson, C.J., Purtle and Hays, JJ., concur. George Rose Smith, J., dissents.

2Cited by2 opinions

  1. Troutt v. MatchettSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1991
  2. Johnson v. HicksSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1986