Kirby v. State

FAULKNER, Justice.

On January 19, 1981, Mack Kirby was arrested and charged with three counts of possession of controlled substances and with possession of a pistol after being convicted of a crime of violence.

Friends and relatives of Kirby posted four bonds to allow him to be released from custody, pending trial. The bondsmen are the appellants in this case.

On March 23, 1981, the defendant-principal Kirby failed to appear in court. The court granted the State’s requests for an alias writ of arrest for defendant and a forfeiture of the bonds. The court issued scire facias against the bondsmen…