Legal Opinion
People v. Financial Casualty & Surety
California Supreme Court
Decided December 8, 2016No. S229446PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWerdegar, J.
*39 Penal Code section 1305.4 1 allows the period in which a bail bond may be exonerated by the accused's appearance, normally running 185 days from mailing of a notice the bond has been forfeited (§ 1305, subds. (b), (c)(1)), to be extended on a showing of good cause by up to 180 additional days from the court's order. The trial court in this case granted an extension for fewer than 180 days but, at the end of the extension period, denied the bond surety's second extension motion. The Court of Appeal affirmed that ruling on two grounds: (1) because the surety had not established a reasonable…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- People v. American Contractors Indemnity Co.California Supreme Court · 2004
- Williams v. RussCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2008
- People v. Granite State InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2003
- People v. Ranger InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2000
- County of Los Angeles v. Williamsburg National InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2015
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3Cited by23 opinions
- People v. Financial Casualty & Surety, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 2017
- People v. N. River Ins. Co., California Court of Appeal, 5th District2018
- Cnty. of L. A. v. Allegheny Cas. Co., California Court of Appeal, 5th District2017
- People v. Fin. Cas. & Sur., Inc., California Court of Appeal, 5th District2017
- People v. N. River Ins. Co., California Court of Appeal, 5th District2017
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