Commonwealth v. Turpin
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 4 — FORFEITED BAIL BOND — APPEAL PROM ESTILL CIRCUIT COURT. 1. It is immaterial that the name of the appellant, T. W. Turpin, does not appear in the body of the bond. A signature at the end of a bond is sufficient. 2. The failure of the defendant, Portwood, to execute and deliver the replevin bond in court, after conviction, renders the surety in the bail-bond liable.
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Case 4 — FORFEITED BAIL BOND — APPEAL PROM ESTILL CIRCUIT COURT. 1. It is immaterial that the name of the appellant, T. W. Turpin, does not appear in the body of the bond. A signature at the end of a bond is sufficient. 2. The failure of the defendant, Portwood, to execute and deliver the replevin bond in court, after conviction, renders the surety in the bail-bond liable. (Willis v. Commonwealth, 85 Ky., (IS; Smith v. Commonwealth, 91 Ky., 588; Henry v. Commonwealth, 4 Bush, 427; Commonwealth v. Cummings, 18 B. M.,'26.)
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE EASTIN
delivered the opinion op the court.
This appeal is prosecuted by the Commonwealth of Kentucky (from a judgment of the Estill Circuit Court dismissing a proceeding- against appellee, as surety in a forfeited bail bond.
It appears from the record that appellee became bound as surety on the bond for one Portwood, who had been indicted ’ at the June term, 1898, of the Estill Circuit Court, and who was arrested on a bench warrant issued June 5, 1894. The bench warrant and the bail bond were properly returned by the sheriff to the clerk of the court, and, after a continuance of the…
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