Legal Opinion
State v. Sims
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided November 13, 1984No. 61772PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARNES, Chief Justice:
This matter presents the question of whether a timely filed motion to vacate a bond forfeiture is properly granted under 59 O.S.Supp. 1982, § 1332(3) when a person other than the bondsman is responsible for the defendant being placed back into the custody of the court within the prescribed sixty-day period. We hold that it is.
The facts of the case are not disputed. Defendant Rickey Sims was arrested and charged in Oklahoma County with driving under the influence and possession of a controlled substance. He was bonded out of jail the day after his arrest and was ordered…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Riffe Petroleum Co. v. Great Nat. Corp., Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
- Estate of Kasishke v. Oklahoma Tax CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1975
3Cited by8 opinions
- State v. FishSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1988
- Matter of Estate of KingSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1991
- Casey v. SelfSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1990
- Fauss v. Department of Public SafetyCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1995
- National Union Fire Insurance Co. v. A.A.R. Western Skyways, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1989
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