Legal Opinion

State v. Brooks

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided March 27, 2001No. 1999-CP-01183-COAPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BRIDGES, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. On August 28, 1996, Michael Stephen Brooks, Jr. was arrested on a charge of grand larceny in Tate County, Mississippi. Bail was set in the amount of $3,500 and was posted by the U.S. Bail Enforcement Agency (USBEA) through a contract signed by the company’s agent, Flossie *931Garrett. This appeal arises from an order entered on June 18, 1999, by Honorable George C. Carlson, Jr. of the Circuit Court of Tate County. That order stated that John W. Hardy, the principal agent of USBEA, was liable for Brooks’s bail bond in the amount of $3,500 when Brooks failed to appear…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Accredited Surety and Casualty Company, Inc. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1980
  2. Resolute Insurance Co. v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1970
  3. Frontier Insurance Co. v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 1999

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Norris v. CoxCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2003
  2. Ikeheem R. Colenberg a/k/a Ikeheem Ralpheal Colenberg a/k/a Ikeheem Colenberg v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2022
  3. Sudduth v. Lowndes County, MississippiDistrict Court, N.D. Mississippi · 2020

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