State v. Cornin

ARMSTRONG, Judge.

This is an appeal from the discharge of a surety company, National American Insurance Company (“National”), from a bond obligation which it posted on behalf of defendant Dennis Newlin.1 The trial court discharged National because notice mailed by the Clerk of Criminal District Court for the Parish of Orleans was sent by certified mail instead of “certified mail, return receipt requested,” as mandated by La.R.S. 15:85(A)(l)(b).

Defendant was arrested and charged by bill of information with burglary of an inhabited dwelling, a violation of La.R.S. 14:62.2. On June 28,1991,…