Legal Opinion
State v. Garcia
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided December 12, 2017No. AC39851PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtKeller, J.
In this writ of error, 1 the plaintiff in error, Afford-A-Bail, Inc. (Afford), claims that the trial court improperly denied its motion to discharge its obligation on a surety bail bond. 2 Afford claims that the court, in denying its motion, improperly concluded that: (1) the standard for demonstrating "good cause" for discharge of an obligation upon a surety bail bond pursuant to Practice Book § 38-23 3 is the standard first set forth in Taylor v. Taintor , 83 U.S. (16 Wall.) 366, 369-70, 21 L.Ed. 287 (1872), rather than a more holistic, equitable assessment; and (2) the failure of the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Taylor v. TaintorSupreme Court of the United States · 1873
- Valentine v. United States Ex Rel. NeideckerSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- State v. CourchesneSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2010
- Gutierrez v. ThorneConnecticut Appellate Court · 1988
- Taintor v. TaylorSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1869
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