State v. Ashland

OPINION

GILDEA, Justice.

This appeal arises from a district court’s denial of Howe Bonding’s petition for reinstatement and discharge of a forfeited $10,000 bail bond. At issue is whether the district court erroneously applied the Shet-sky factors — the test we articulated for determining whether a forfeited bond should be reinstated. See In re Shetsky, 239 Minn. 463, 471, 60 N.W.2d 40, 46 (1953). Because we conclude that the district court erred, we reverse and remand with instructions.

Timothy Askland, charged with two counts of felony failure to pay child support, failed to appear at his…