City of New Orleans v. Young

MAX N. TOBIAS, JR., Judge.

hWe grant the application for supervisory writ to consider whether the trial court erred in refusing to grant the relator, International Fidelity Insurance Company (“IFI”), the issuer of a commercial surety appearance bond for Clarence Young, the defendant, a suspensive appeal from a judgment of court ordering the forfeiture of an appearance bond. For the reasons that follow, we conclude that the trial court erred by refusing to grant IFI’s motion for a suspensive appeal.

The forfeiture of a criminal bail bond is a civil proceeding in nature. La.C.Cr.P. art. 313.

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