Legal Opinion

State v. Cobb

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided July 5, 2017No. COA16-990PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BRYANT, Judge.

*317Where the motion to set aside the forfeiture of an appearance bond did not contain the required documentation to support any ground set forth in North Carolina General Statutes, section 15A-544.5, the trial court lacked statutory authority to set aside the forfeiture of the appearance bond. Accordingly, we vacate the trial court's order setting aside the forfeiture of the bond.

An appearance bond in the amount of $30,000.00 was placed for Robert Jerome Cobb to appear in Watauga County Superior Court on 12 January 2016 on a felony charge in case number 15 CRS 050271. Due *318to Cobb's…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Hayes v. City of WilmingtonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1956
  2. Granville Medical Center v. TiptonCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2003
  3. In re A.R.H.B.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 2007
  4. Phelps v. McCotterSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1960
  5. State v. SanchezCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2005

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. State v. ChestnutCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2017
  2. State v. HinnantCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2017
  3. State v. HinnantCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2017
  4. State v. RoulhacCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2020
  5. State v. RoulhacCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2020

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