Alvarez v. State

OPINION ON APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

Appellant, John Burns, appeals the trial court’s order granting summary judgment in a bail bond forfeiture case. The Fourteenth Court of Appeals affirmed the granting of summary judgment holding there was no fact issue.

We granted review on the following points of error: (1) whether the court of appeals used the proper standard of review by failing to review the evidence in the light most favorable to appellant; (2) whether a bond may be forfeited due to a principal’s failure to appear in court on a certain date absent proof of notice to…