Ace Bonding Co. v. State

Beasley, Judge.

Ace Bonding Company appeals from the overruling and dismissal of its motion to set aside judgments of final forfeiture on four bonds.

On September 19, 1984, appellant bound itself as surety on four appearance bonds for defendant/principal Jakobitz, who failed to appear for his scheduled arraignment on November 9. The trial court signed a bench warrant for defendant on November 30. A show cause hearing as to why the bonds should not be forfeited was set for August 2, 1985, nearly nine months after the arraignment date. On August 1 the surety filed a motion to dismiss the show…