People v. Smith

BERMAN, Judge.

The defendant was charged with second degree burglary and felony theft. A personal appearance bond for the defendant was executed in January 1981 in the amount of $2,000 and appellants were sureties thereon. He pled guilty to a third count of misdemeanor theft, after which he was granted leave to apply for probation, and the case was continued until April 19, 1982.

The defendant failed to appear at the April 19, 1982, hearing. A friend of the defendant phoned the court clerk that morning to advise the court that the defendant had been involved in an automobile accident and had…