State v. Edimar

Supreme Court of Louisiana
State v. Edimar, 133 La. 1020 (La. 1913)
63 So. 504; 1913 La. LEXIS 2141
Land

State v. Edimar

Opinion of the Court

LAND, J.

The defendant appealed from a judgment forfeiting his bail bond. It is admitted that the judgment is a nullity, be*1021cause the record does not show any order admitting the accused to bail or fixing the amount of the appearance bond.

It is therefore ordered that the judgment appealed from be annulled, avoided, and reversed, and that the appearance bond be canceled.

Reference

Full Case Name
STATE v. EDIMAR
Cited By
1 case
Status
Published
Syllabus
(Syllabus by the Court.) Bail (§ 55*) — Appearance Bond — 'Validity. A judgment forfeiting an appearance bond will be reversed where the record does not show any order admitting the accused to bail or fixing the amount of the bond. [Ed. Note. — Eor other cases, see Bail, Cent. Dig. §§ 213-224, 228-238; Dec. Dig. § 55.*)