Legal Opinion
Owens v. People
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided December 27, 1977No. C-1223PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Pringle
Petitioner is here seeking to have reviewed the denial of a motion for the return of a forfeited bond. People v. Schliesser, 39 Colo. App. 54, 563 P.2d 377 (1977).
On December 17, 1974, petitioner Owens, a licensed bail bondsman, posted a $2,500.00 corporate surety bond to assure the appearance of defendant Schliesser at his probation revocation hearing on March 7, 1975. Schliesser did not appear on that date. Subsequently, pursuant to statutory authority, the bond was forfeited.
On December 8, 1975, the defendant voluntarily returned to Colorado, and the bondsman delivered the defendant to the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- State v. JackschitzWashington Supreme Court · 1913
- Allison v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1955
- Smith v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1919
- U-TOTE-M OF COLO v. City of Greenwood VillageColorado Court of Appeals · 1977
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