Frontier Insurance Co. v. State

OPINION

ANN CRAWFORD McCLURE, Justice.

Frontier Insurance Company1 appeals from a final judgment forfeiting a $20,000 bail bond. Finding a “split bond” to be a valid and binding undertaking, we affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL SUMMARY

According to the trial court’s findings of fact, Carlos Dominguez was indicted for possession of more than fifty but less than 2,000 pounds of marihuana. After Dominguez’s arrest, a magistrate set bail in the total amount of $40,000 but further set what the parties refer to as a “split bond” — a $20,000 personal recognizance bond, and a $20,000 surety bond. Dominguez…