Perry v. Aversman

HAROLD L. LOWENSTEIN, Judge.

This is an appeal from a court-tried case dealing with the disposition of cash deposited for a bail bond pursuant to the Fifteenth Circuit Court’s Local Rule 67.1.4. The underlying issue is whether court costs and fines may be deducted from a pre-trial bail bond filed under Rule 33.01(d)(5).1

Statement of Facts

The parties have stipulated to the following facts. Three defendants charged with criminal offenses in Lafayette County (Saline and Lafayette County comprise the Fifteenth Circuit) posted ten-percent cash bonds for pre-trial release pursuant to Rule…