State v. Fuentes

PLOTKIN, Judge.

This appeal raises the issue of whether the surety bond issued by Frontier Insurance Company (Frontier) was properly forfeited. Specifically, Frontier contends that the trial court was required to receive into evidence notice to the defendant of his arraignment which thereafter serves as a predicate for a bond forfeiture. Frontier alleges that the failure of the State to prove that notice of arraignment was issued to the defendant and the surety violates La.C.Cr.P. art. 344 and nullifies the bond forfeiture. We interpret the relevant law differently and affirm.

FACTS:

Leonardo…