Safety National Casualty Corp. v. State

OPINION

in which KELLER, P.J., and PRICE, WOMACK, JOHNSON, KEASLER, HERVEY, HOLCOMB, and COCHRAN, JJ., joined.

Appellant, Safety National, sought exoneration from the forfeiture of a bond due to the incarceration of the defendant. See Article 22.13(a)(5) of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.1 The trial court entered a judgment in favor of the State for one half the amount of the original bond and entered findings of fact concluding that Article 22.13(a)(5) unconstitutionally interferes with the trial court’s discretion and with the finality of judgments.2 Appellant appealed, and the court of…