Legal Opinion

State v. Berry

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided April 2, 1997No. Nos. 29359-CA, 29360-CAPublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

hPEATROSS, Judge.

Appellant, Bankers Insurance Company (“Bankers”), a commercial surety, appeals the judgments of the trial court ordering the forfeiture of bonds entered in criminal proceedings on behalf of Randy Dean Berry and Ronald Gene Berry (“Defendants”). For the following reasons, we reverse the judgments of the trial court and nullify the bond forfeiture judgments at issue.

FACTS

On September 27, 1994, the Defendants and Bankers entered bail bonds in criminal proceedings in the Fourth Judicial District, Ouachita Parish. The bonds named Bankers as surety and indicated that the Defendants…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. State v. BaileyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1990
  2. State v. McCartLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1993
  3. State v. ShiefLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1988
  4. State v. DunlevieLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1987

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. State v. YoungLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2012
  2. State v. RichardsonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2017
  3. State v. WashingtonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2010
  4. Bankers Insurance Co. v. StateLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1997
  5. State v. HallLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1997

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