State v. Patterson

^THIBODEAUX, Judge.

Appellant, Legion Insurance Company (“Legion”), appeals the judgment of the trial court denying its Petition for Nullity of Judgment of Bond Forfeiture and Motion for Discharge and Release of Surety. On December 5, 2000, a bench warrant was issued and bond forfeiture ordered against the defendant, Dominick Eugene Patterson, for failure to appear in court. Legion asserts that the State failed to introduce proper evidence of notice to Mr. Patterson of the arraignment set for December 5, 2000, rendering the judgment of forfeiture null and void.

For the following reasons, we…