Commonwealth v. Allstate Bonding Co.

In this case, the trial court refused to forfeit the bail bonds of six defendants who failed to appear in general district court to answer criminal charges, as required by the terms of their bonds.1 We awarded the Commonwealth this consolidated appeal to review the trial court’s action.

*191Allstate Bonding Company (Allstate) was surety on the bonds of five of the six defendants: Gary E. Ball, II, charged with breaking and entering and trespassing; Robert T. Bardeau, charged with possession of cocaine; Arnold Earl Nelson, charged with grand larceny and uttering; Felipe Garcia Mendoza, charged with…