Blankenship v. State

This case involves the liability of a surety on a criminal bond. There was a judgment by the Court of Criminal Appeals in favor of the State, holding the surety liable while exonerating the principal. From the judgment of the Court of Criminal Appeals in this matter a petition for certiorari was had to this Court, which has been heretofore granted. The case has been orally argued, and we now have the issue for consideration, that is, whether or not after a principal on a criminal *160bond has been surrendered to the State and is in custody and is held not liable under his bond, can the surety be…