Johnson v. State

HOFFMAN, Presiding Judge.

This appeal was brought from a judgment ordering forfeiture of the bail bond which was posted for Levinus Johnson in a criminal case in the Steuben County Court. The issue presented for appeal is whether sufficient notice of the forfeiture was given.

On November 27, 1978 Levinus Johnson was charged with driving while intoxicated, pursuant to IC 1971, 9-4-1-54 (Burns 1980 Repl.), and the criminal cause entitled The State of Indiana v. Levinus Johnson was filed in the Steuben County Court. Johnson being then in custody, was brought before the court on November 27, 1978…