People v. Lexington National Insurance

Opinion

BAMATTRE-MANOUKIAN, Acting P. J.

I. INTRODUCTION

This is an appeal by Lexington National Insurance Corporation (Lexington), the surety on a $20,000 bail bond that was ordered forfeited when Edelmiro Martin Cisneros failed to appear at a hearing in his criminal case. Lexington contends that the $20,000 bond was rendered void when, at the end of Cisneros’s preliminary hearing, the trial court increased Cisneros’s bail to $100,000 but permitted Cisneros to remain out of custody. We agree, and we will therefore reverse the trial court’s order denying Lexington’s motion to vacate forfeiture…