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