State v. Stevens

The appellant-surety contends that Crim. R. 46(J) requires prior actual notice to the surety of a bond continuation, and that a trial court cannot act unilaterally without affording the surety actual notice. The surety submits that fundamental notions of due process of law and fairness accord a right of actual prior notice to the surety of such a continuation by the trial court. In support of its argument, the surety relies on Ohio Furniture Co. v. Mindala (1986), 22 Ohio St. 3d 99, 22 OBR 133, 488 N.E. 2d 881; and Peebles v. Clement (1980), 63 Ohio St. 2d 314, 17 O.O. 3d 203, 408 N.E. 2d…