State v. McCoy

laSOL GOTHARD, Judge.

This appeal concerns a judgment by the trial court in favor of Bankers Insurance Company (Bankers), which vacated a prior judgment of bond forfeiture and declared the judgment to be an absolute nullity, thereby relieving Bankers from all obligations under the bond. For reasons that follow, we reverse.

The record shows that Ken McCoy, a criminal defendant charged with possession of cocaine, posted an appearance bond in the amount of $20,000.00 on January 14, 2002. The bond was underwritten by Bankers. After defendant failed to attend a court hearing on July 9, 2002, the…