Commonwealth v. Mitchell

McEWEN, Judge:

These consolidated appeals1 have been taken from an order directing the forfeiture of bail which had been posted to guarantee the appearance of the defendant, Michael Mitchell, at all proceedings attendant charges of murder which had been lodged against him.

When Michael Mitchell was charged with the offense of murder, bail was set at $400,000. David Mitchell, the father of the defendant, posted $40,000 cash bail and retained counsel to represent his son. A jury subsequently determined that Michael Mitchell was guilty of third degree murder. When the defendant failed to appear at…