State v. Rogers

OPINION

WREN, Presiding Judge.

This appeal raises the question as to whether the trial court has discretion under Rule 7.6, Rules of Criminal Procedure, 17 A.R.S., to forfeit only a part of the defendant’s appearance bond when there was no reasonable cause of justification for his non-appearance.

Appellee Argonaut Insurance Co. posted an $11,000 bond securing the release of appellee/defendant Rogers, who was charged with grand theft by false pretenses, a felony. Rogers entered a plea of no contest but failed to appear at the December 29, 1974 sentencing proceedings. Subsequently, the bond was…