People v. Dabbs

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SIMKINS

delivered the opinion of the court:

Limuel Dabbs and his mother, Nellie Dabbs, filed a petition seeking the return to Nellie Dabbs of the balance of a $10,000 bail bond deposited by her for her son — he having fulfilled the conditions of the bail bond. The trial court denied the petition and ordered the funds paid to Pike County to be applied on a preexisting judgment against Limuel Dabbs on the forfeiture of a prior bail bond.

Limuel was charged with burglary and theft by an information filed on June 11, 1971, with bail set at $10,000. Limuel deposited $1000 on…