Commonwealth v. Bautista

The appellant before the court, Ernest Solomon, served as the surety for Juan M. Bautista, the defendant in the underlying criminal cases, posting cash bail for the defendant. When the defendant did not appear in the Superior Court for a scheduled hearing approximately one month later, Solomon and the defendant’s attorney represented to the Superior Court judge that on the posting of the bail, the defendant had been released *307from the custody of the Worcester County sheriff and immediately taken into the custody of the United States in connection with immigration proceedings against him. We…