Bailey, Banks & Birchfield, Inc. v. State

THIGPEN, Judge.

Bailey, Banks & Birchfield, Inc. (Bailey) became surety on a consolidated appearance bond of Anthony L. Johnson dated December 17, 1991. The condition of the undertaking stated that “this is a continuing bond which shall continue in full force and effect until such time as the undersigned are duly exonerated.” Ultimately, in September 1993, Johnson entered a plea of guilty to the unlawful sale of a controlled substance, and applied for probation. The trial court appended the following order to the application for probation:

“The defendant is to remain under the same bond until…