Ex Parte Polk v. Bartinicki

This is a bond estreatment case. The sole issue on appeal concerns whether the trial court erred in failing to consider the cost to the State of Henry Zbigniew Bartinicki’s failure to appear in court in ordering the estreatment of his bond. We reverse and remand.

FACTUAL/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Bartinicki was arrested and charged with trafficking in cocaine, distribution of marijuana, distribution of cocaine within the proximity of a school, and distribution of marijuana within the proximity of a school. He was released on an appearance bond in the amount $37,000, with Ned Polk, Jr., of York…