Castaneda v. State

55 S.W.3d 729 (2001)

Octavio CASTANEDA, d/b/a O. Castaneda's Bail Bonds Company, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Nos. 13-99-732-CV to 13-99-736-CV.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi.

August 31, 2001.

Barry Paul Hitchings, Hitchings, Pollock & Bernard, San Antonio, for Appellant.

Cheryl Hole, David D. Reyes, Assistant District Attorneys, Edinburg, for Appellee.

Before Justices DORSEY, CASTILLO, and CANTU.[1]

OPINION

Opinion by Justice DORSEY.

This group of cases involves, essentially, one issue. That is, "Is a bail bondsman liable on the bond when the principal is deported prior to the…