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People v. Souza

California Court of Appeal

Decided May 31, 1984No. F002854PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

HANSON (P. D.), J.

In this appeal, the surety seeks relief from an order denying a motion to vacate bail forfeiture. The issue is whether the jurisdictional limit of 180 days (Pen. Code, § 1305, subd. (a)) for effecting surrender of an absconding defendant is extended an additional five days pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 1013, subdivision (a), relating to notice by mail; we hold that it is not.

Statement of Facts

In June and again in October of 1982, John Souza (Souza), bail agent of Allied Fidelity Insurance Company (Allied), posted bonds on criminal de fendant Vargas in…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Bailey v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1977
  2. People v. Wilshire InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1975
  3. People v. Stuyvesant InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1963
  4. People v. Surety InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1982
  5. People v. National Automobile & Casualty Co.California Court of Appeal · 1966

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. People v. Sacramento Bail BondsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1989
  2. People v. American Bankers Insurance Co. of FloridaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1991
  3. People v. Landon White Bail BondsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1991
  4. People v. American Bankers InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1991
  5. County of Los Angeles v. American Bankers Insurance Co.California Court of Appeal · 1988

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