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Alkek v. State of Texas, 2005 WL 1907778 (Tex. App. – Corpus Christi August 11, 2005)
Alkek v. State of Texas, 2005 WL 1907778 (Tex. App. – Corpus Christi August 11, 2005) denied the surety's appeal for lack of jurisdiction. After the...
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Alkek v. State, 2004 WL 2472262 (Tex. App. November 4, 2004)
In Alkek v. State, 2004 WL 2472262 (Tex. App. November 4, 2004) notice of the judgment nisi was not mailed to the bond principal at the address state...
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Alkek v. State, 2006 WL 1704210 (Tex.App. – Corpus Christi June 22, 2006)
In Alkek v. State, 2006 WL 1704210 (Tex.App. – Corpus Christi June 22, 2006) the surety applied for remission of four forfeitures. The trial court h...
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Allegheny Casualty Agent v. Walker
Attorney's writing bail
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Allegheny Casualty Co. v. State, 2005 WL 780302 (Tex. App. – El Paso April 7, 2005)
Allegheny Casualty Co. v. State, 2005 WL 780302 (Tex. App. – El Paso April 7, 2005) is another case involving a defendant turned over to the Immigrat...
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Allegheny/Freebird Bonds v. State
Court sent notice to the wrong party. Case settled out of court.
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Baeza v. State of Texas, 2004 WL 803895 (Tex. App. April 15, 2004)
Baeza v. State of Texas, 2004 WL 803895 (Tex. App. April 15, 2004) affirmed judgment on a bond. One element of a bond forfeiture in Texas is that th...
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Bair v. State
In Bair v. State, Case No. 14-10-566 (Tex.App. – Houston December 6, 2011) the defendant tampered with an electronic monitoring device and the ...
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Burgess v. Denton County
In Burgess v. Denton County, Case No. 02-10-279-CV (Tex.App. – Fort Worth January 19, 2012) the plaintiffs sought a declaratory judgment barrin...
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Burgess v. State
Surety challenged the adding of court costs to clerk's service of citation.
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Burns v. State of Texas, 2004 WL 1007621 (Tex. App. May 5, 2004)
Burns v. State of Texas, 2004 WL 1007621 (Tex. App. May 5, 2004) and three companion cases (2004 WL 1007697, 1007772, and 1007827) all upheld the app...
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Cardona v. State, 2004 WL 1347275 (Tex. App. June 16, 2004)
In Cardona v. State, 2004 WL 1347275 (Tex. App. June 16, 2004) the defendant was convicted and sentenced by the trial court, but his conviction was o...
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Castaneda v. State
Court ruled that despite not receiving notice of hearing the surety had two years to return the defendant to avoid judgment and therefore was not prejudiced.
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Castaneda v. State, 2003 WL 21509098 (Tex. Crim. App. July 2, 2003)
In Castaneda v. State, 2003 WL 21509098 (Tex. Crim. App. July 2, 2003) the bail bondsman knew that each of the five commercial drug dealer defendants...
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Castenada v. State 138 S.W.3d 304 (Tex. Crim. App. June 30, 2004)
Castenada v. State 138 S.W.3d 304 (Tex. Crim. App. June 30, 2004) grants reconsideration of Castaneda v. State, 2003 WL 21509098 (Tex. Crim. App. Jul...
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Casteneda v. State
Agent filed bill of review after not appear at a show cause hearing. The court affirmed the judgment against agent.
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Cowboy Bail Bonds v. State, 2004 WL 1879643 (Tex. App. August 24, 2004)
In Cowboy Bail Bonds v. State, 2004 WL 1879643 (Tex. App. August 24, 2004) the court held that the surety had not complied with Article 17.19 of the ...
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David's Bail Bond v. State, 2003 WL 21509112 (Tex. App. June 30, 2003)
David's Bail Bond v. State, 2003 WL 21509112 (Tex. App. June 30, 2003) affirmed the trial court's denial of a bill to review forfeiture of the bond b...
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Dominguez v. Safety National Casualty Corp
Indemnification case related to a loss on an immigration bond.
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Drake v. Spriggs, 2006 WL 3628028 (Tex.App. – Corpus Christi December 14, 2006)
In Drake v. Spriggs, 2006 WL 3628028 (Tex.App. – Corpus Christi December 14, 2006) the heirs of the defendant sued to recover all or part of the prem...
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Esparza v. Safety National Casualty Corp., 2007 WL 2274615 (Tex.App. – El Paso August 9, 2007)
Esparza v. Safety National Casualty Corp., 2007 WL 2274615 (Tex.App. – El Paso August 9, 2007) is the latest of several decisions in a case challengi...
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Ex parte Durst, 2004 WL 1193225 (Tex. App. June 1, 2004)
Ex parte Durst, 2004 WL 1193225 (Tex. App. June 1, 2004) held that bail of $1 billion on each of three charges was unconstitutionally excessive. The...
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Financial Casualty & Surety v. Mascola
In Financial Casualty & Surety, Inc. v. Mascola, C.A. No. H-11-120 (S.D.Tex. July 22, 2011) a surety sued its agents and subagents. The sub...
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Financial Casualty and Surety, Inc. v. Zouvelos
In Financial Casualty and Surety, Inc. v. Zouvelos, C.A.No. H-11-2509 (S.D.Tex. December 15, 2011) the surety sought to compel two defendants to comp...
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Freebird Bail Bonds v. State
In Freebird Bail Bonds v. State, 2011 WL 3193493 (Tex.App. – Waco July 27, 2011) the Court granted a joint motion of the parties based on their...
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Garcia v. State, 2009 WL 855988 (Tex.App. - San Antonio April 1, 2009)
In Garcia v. State, 2009 WL 855988 (Tex.App. - San Antonio April 1, 2009) the surety was the defendant's attorney. After the bond was posted, the de...
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Giri v. State
In Giri v. State, 2011 WL 1166668 (Tex.App. – Waco March 30, 2011) the defendant posted a cash bond. The bond form waived defenses pursua...
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Gonzalez Bail Bonds v. State, 147 S.W.3d 557 (Tex. App. 2004)
Gonzalez Bail Bonds v. State, 147 S.W.3d 557 (Tex. App. 2004) vacated summary judgment forfeiting the bond. The defendant was not indicted at the ne...
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Grimes County Bail Bond Board v. Ellen, 2008 WL 2837307 (Tex.App. - Houston July 22, 2008)
In Grimes County Bail Bond Board v. Ellen, 2008 WL 2837307 (Tex.App. - Houston July 22, 2008) the Bail Bond Board suspended and later revoked a bonds...
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Guiles v. Tarrant County Bail Bond Board
In Guiles v. Tarrant County Bail Bond Board, 2012 WL 28255 (5th Cir. January 5, 2012) a bail bondsman sued the county bail bond board, the sheriff an...
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Guy Williams d/b/a Freedom Bail Bonds v. State of Texas, 2003 WL 21998531 (Tex. App. August 25, 2003) and Guy Williams d/b/a Freedom Bail Bonds v. State of Texas, 2003 WL 21998567 (Tex. App. August 25, 2003)
Guy Williams d/b/a Freedom Bail Bonds v. State of Texas, 2003 WL 21998531 (Tex. App. August 25, 2003) and Guy Williams d/b/a Freedom Bail Bonds v. St...
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Guy Williams, d/b/a Freedom Bail Bonds v. State of Texas, 2003 WL 21961517 (Tex. App. August 19, 2003)
Texas law requires that the defendant on a bail bond (as well as the surety) be given notice that the state is seeking a judgment of forfeiture and t...
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Harrell v. Bowles, 2005 WL 975378 (N.D. Tex. April 25, 2005)
Harrell v. Bowles, 2005 WL 975378 (N.D. Tex. April 25, 2005) rejected a constitutional challenge filed by sureties who deposited cash bonds. The sur...
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Harris County Bail Bond Board v. Pruett, 177 S.W.3d 260 (Tex. App. 2005)
Harris County Bail Bond Board v. Pruett, 177 S.W.3d 260 (Tex. App. 2005) denies motions for rehearing of the Court's opinion at Harris County Bail Bo...
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Harris County Bail Bond Board v. Pruett, 2004 WL 2307362 (Tex. App. October 14, 2004)
In Harris County Bail Bond Board v. Pruett, 2004 WL 2307362 (Tex. App. October 14, 2004) the court considered challenges to two Rules promulgated by ...
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Henderson v. State, 2007 WL 2390395 (Tex.App. – Waco August 22, 2007)
Henderson v. State, 2007 WL 2390395 (Tex.App. – Waco August 22, 2007) upheld the constitutionality of a requirement that a bond for release pending a...
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In re Ernesto C. Casteneda, 2004 WL 572355 (Tex. App. March 24, 2004)
In re Ernesto C. Casteneda, 2004 WL 572355 (Tex. App. March 24, 2004) denied a petition to review the trial court's refusal to accept Mr. Casteneda a...
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In re State of Texas ex rel. Jose R. Rodriguez, 166 S.W.3d 894 (Tex. App. – El Paso 2005)
In re State of Texas ex rel. Jose R. Rodriguez, 166 S.W.3d 894 (Tex. App. – El Paso 2005) held that the County Attorney could represent the state in ...
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In re Tharp
In re Tharp, Case No. 03-11-542-CV (Tex.App. – Austin October 5, 2011) was a mandamus action brought by the District Attorney after the trial c...
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In re Waddleton
Return of cash bail deposit.
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In re Welsh, 2007 WL 2318863 (Tex.App. – Tyler August 15, 2007)
In re Welsh, 2007 WL 2318863 (Tex.App. – Tyler August 15, 2007) granted a writ of mandamus directing the trial court to discharge the defendant’s pre...
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Indiana Lumbermens v. State
In Indiana Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Co. v. State, Case No. 01-10-173-CR (Tex.App. – Houston March 24, 2011) the surety filed an affidavit to...
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International Fidelity Ins. Co. v. State of Texas, 2003 WL 22976423 (Tex. App. December 17, 2003)
International Fidelity Ins. Co. v. State of Texas, 2003 WL 22976423 (Tex. App. December 17, 2003) considered whether appeal of a bail bond forfeiture...
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International Fidelity Insurance Co. v. State
The surety sought to surrender the defendant in December, 2001 and a hearing was held on January 10, 2002. It was disputed whether the defendant appeared.
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International Fidelity Insurance Co. v. State of Texas
An issues of the surety receiving timely notice. The court ruled in favor of the state.
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International Fidelity Insurance Company v. State
Surety claimed court was time barred from collecting forfeiture.
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Jones v. State
Surety claimed notice of service was defective.
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Kinnard v. Collin County Bail Bond Board, 2006 WL 1985920 (Tex.App. – Dallas July 18, 2006)
In Kinnard v. Collin County Bail Bond Board, 2006 WL 1985920 (Tex.App. – Dallas July 18, 2006) the substantive issue was whether a bail bond agent’s ...
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Kubosh v. State, 177 S.W.3d 156 (Tex. App. 2005)
Kubosh v. State, 177 S.W.3d 156 (Tex. App. 2005) rejected the surety's argument that the bond should have been exonerated because the defendant was i...
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Kubosh v. State, 2004 WL 2966391 (Tex. App. December 23, 2004)
Kubosh v. State, 2004 WL 2966391 (Tex. App. December 23, 2004) affirmed judgments forfeiting two bonds. After being released, the defendant was arre...
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Kubosh v. State, 2006 WL 2506498 (Tex.App. – Houston August 31, 2006)
Kubosh v. State, 2006 WL 2506498 (Tex.App. – Houston August 31, 2006) affirmed judgment against a surety on two bonds. The defendant failed to appea...
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Kubosh v. State, 2006 WL 560186 (Tex.App. - Houston March 9, 2006)
In Kubosh v. State, 2006 WL 560186 (Tex.App. - Houston March 9, 2006) the State asked the trial court to take judicial notice of the bond and the jud...
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Kubosh v. State, 2007 WL 3276007 (Tex.Crim.App. November 7, 2007)
In Kubosh v. State, 2007 WL 3276007 (Tex.Crim.App. November 7, 2007) the Court held that the trial court could take judicial notice of the bail bond....
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Martin v. State, 2009 WL 2971104 (Tex.App. - Amarillo September 17, 2009)
In Martin v. State, 2009 WL 2971104 (Tex.App. - Amarillo September 17, 2009) the trial court entered a default judgment against the surety and the su...
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Maya v. State, 2004 WL 57405 (Tex. App. January 14, 2004)
In Maya v. State, 2004 WL 57405 (Tex. App. January 14, 2004) the surety filed an “affidavit to go off bond” pursuant to Texas Code of Criminal Proced...
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McDonald v. State, 105 S.W.3d 749 (Tex. App. 2003)
McDonald v. State, 105 S.W.3d 749 (Tex. App. 2003) held that a bond forfeiture is a criminal proceeding and the state cannot ask for a new trial or f...
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McKenna v. State, 2006 WL 2978329 (Tex.App. – Waco October 18, 2006)
McKenna v. State, 2006 WL 2978329 (Tex.App. – Waco October 18, 2006), in a 2-1 decision, held that the trial court abused its discretion in failing t...
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McKenna v. State, 2007 WL 776095 (Tex.App. – Waco March 14, 2007)
McKenna v. State, 2007 WL 776095 (Tex.App. – Waco March 14, 2007) held that the trial judge was not disqualified because he was a member of the count...
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McKenna v. State, 2008 WL 648917 (Tex.Crim.App. March 12, 2008)
In McKenna v. State, 2008 WL 648917 (Tex.Crim.App. March 12, 2008) the defendant failed to appear for trial and the bond was forfeited. The surety e...
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Monroe v. Dallas County, 2009 WL 2569449 (Tex.App. - Dallas August 21, 2009)
In Monroe v. Dallas County, 2009 WL 2569449 (Tex.App. - Dallas August 21, 2009) a group of bail agents sued Dallas County over the procedures the Cou...
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Olivarez v. State, 2003 WL 21476320 (Tex. App. June 26, 2003)
Olivarez v. State, 2003 WL 21476320 (Tex. App. June 26, 2003) is unusual because the bondswoman appeared pro se and won. She was helped by the fact ...
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Olivarez v. State, 2005 WL 3501714 (Tex. App. – Waco December 21, 2005)
Olivarez v. State, 2005 WL 3501714 (Tex. App. – Waco December 21, 2005) dismissed the bondsman’s appeal because she failed to file a docketing statem...
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Pruett v. Harris County Bail Bond Board
In Pruett v. Harris County Bail Bond Board, Case No. 01-09-384-CV (Tex.App. – Houston April 7, 2011) the Court considered the amount of attorne...
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Pruett v. The Harris County Bail Bond Board, 2005 WL 3047062 (S.D.Tex. May 20, 2005)
Pruett v. The Harris County Bail Bond Board, 2005 WL 3047062 (S.D.Tex. May 20, 2005) held that Tex. Occupations Code §1704.109 was unconstitutional a...
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Pruett v. The Harris County Bail Bond Board, 2007 WL 1632697 (5th Cir. June 7, 2007)
Pruett v. The Harris County Bail Bond Board, 2007 WL 1632697 (5th Cir. June 7, 2007) affirmed most of the U.S. District Court opinion, reported at 40...
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Pruett v. The Harris County Bail Bond Board, 2008 WL 821058 (Tex. March 28, 2008)
In Pruett v. The Harris County Bail Bond Board, 2008 WL 821058 (Tex. March 28, 2008) the Texas Supreme Court considered a bail agent's challenges to ...
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Pruett v. The Harris County Bail Bond Board, 489 F.3d 217 (5th Cir. 2007)
In Pruett v. The Harris County Bail Bond Board, 489 F.3d 217 (5th Cir. 2007), the Court affirmed most of a U.S. District Court decision striking down...
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Quintero v. State of Texas, 2003 WL 21101395 (Tex. App. May 15, 2003)
Quintero v. State of Texas, 2003 WL 21101395 (Tex. App. May 15, 2003) rejected arguments that there was insufficient evidence the principal signed th...
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Ranger Insurance Co. v. State, 2005 WL 1384319 (Tex. App. – Hous. June 2, 2005)
In Ranger Insurance Co. v. State, 2005 WL 1384319 (Tex. App. – Hous. June 2, 2005) the surety argued that Article 102 of the Honduran Constitution fo...
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Rodriguez v. State
Enhances Risk
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Rodriguez v. State, 2009 WL 613555 (Tex.App. - San Antonio March 11, 2009)
In Rodriguez v. State, 2009 WL 613555 (Tex.App. - San Antonio March 11, 2009) the defendant's attorney was surety on his $100,000 bond. The initial ...
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Safety National Casualty Corp. (Agent Michael W. Cox) v. State, 2008 WL 1747756 (Tex.App. - Houston April 17, 2008)
In Safety National Casualty Corp. (Agent Michael W. Cox) v. State, 2008 WL 1747756 (Tex.App. - Houston April 17, 2008) the defendant failed to appear...
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Safety National Casualty Corp. (Agent Michael W. Cox) v. State, 2008 WL 4899120 (Tex.App. - Houston November 7, 2008)
Safety National Casualty Corp. (Agent Michael W. Cox) v. State, 2008 WL 4899120 (Tex.App. - Houston November 7, 2008) modified the Court's prior opin...
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Safety National Casualty Corp. v. State
Applying civil fees to a bail bond forfeiture
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Safety National Casualty Corp. v. State , 2008 WL 2081488 (Tex.Crim.App. May 14, 2008)
Safety National Casualty Corp. v. State , 2008 WL 2081488 (Tex.Crim.App. May 14, 2008) reversed the Court of Appeals decision reported at 225 S.W.3d ...
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Safety National Casualty Corp. v. State , 2009 WL 1875564 (Tex.App. - Houston June 30, 2009)
In Safety National Casualty Corp. v. State , 2009 WL 1875564 (Tex.App. - Houston June 30, 2009) the surety executed three bonds for the defendant. T...
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Safety National Casualty Corp. v. State, 2006 WL 3438572 (November 30, 2006)
Safety National Casualty Corp. v. State, 2006 WL 3438572 (November 30, 2006) affirmed a trial court judgment remitting only 50% of the bond. The def...
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Smith v. Johnson County Bail Bond Board, 2005 WL 3436798 (Tex. App. December 14, 2005)
Smith v. Johnson County Bail Bond Board, 2005 WL 3436798 (Tex. App. December 14, 2005) affirmed denial of an application for a license to act as the ...
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Soileau v. State of Texas, 2004 WL 78176 (Tex. App. January 20, 2004)
In Soileau v. State of Texas, 2004 WL 78176 (Tex. App. January 20, 2004) the court rejected a number of technical objections to the state's summary j...
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Spears v. State
1719
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State v. Guiles
Court denies affidavit as to the basis for failure to appear.
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State v. Leal
State v. Leal, Case No. 04-10-833-CV (Tex.App. – San Antonio April 13, 2011) dismissed the State’s attempt to file a direct appeal from d...
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State v. McQuay
In State v. McQuay, 2011 Ohio 6709, Appellate No. 24673 (Ohio App. December 23, 2011) the defendant failed to appear and the bond was forfeited. ...
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State v. Williams cases, 2004 WL 1632561, 1632648, 1632650 and 1632917 (Tex. App. July 22, 2004)
In four State v. Williams cases, 2004 WL 1632561, 1632648, 1632650 and 1632917 (Tex. App. July 22, 2004) the court rejected the surety’s argument tha...
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Taylor v. State of Texas, 2004 WL 1171731 (Tex. App. May 27, 2004)
Taylor v. State of Texas, 2004 WL 1171731 (Tex. App. May 27, 2004) reversed a judgment against a bail agent who had signed the bond only on behalf of...
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Todd v. State
Defendant name not called in open court.
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Trevino v. State, 2005 WL 1643184 (Tex. App. – Corpus Christi July 14, 2005)
Trevino v. State, 2005 WL 1643184 (Tex. App. – Corpus Christi July 14, 2005) affirmed judgments forfeiting two bonds in spite of the fact that the bo...
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United States v. Safety National
United States v. Safety National Casualty Corp., 2011 WL 1100268 (S.D.Tex. March 21, 2011) involves the Government’s claims on ten immigration ...
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Vance v. McRae, 2005 WL 1105076 (W.D. Tex. April 29, 2005)
In Vance v. McRae, 2005 WL 1105076 (W.D. Tex. April 29, 2005) a bail bondsman sued the Bexar County Bail Bond Board and one of its members for variou...
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Villanueva v. Gonzalez, 2003 WL 22238913 (Tex. App. October 1, 2003)
Villanueva v. Gonzalez, 2003 WL 22238913 (Tex. App. October 1, 2003) does not involve a bail bond forfeiture but is nevertheless interesting. Mr. Vi...
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Villasana v. City of Houston
In Villasana v. City of Houston, Case No. 10-20575 (5th Cir. August 1, 2011) an attorney who wrote bonds for his clients asserted that it was a denia...
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Villasana v. City of Houston
Attorney's attempt to have all his bond forfeitures vacated failed.
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Wainscott v. Dallas County
Related to attorney advertising as a bail agent or bail company.
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Webb v. State of Texas, 2003 WL 21666630 (Tex. App. July 17, 2003)
Webb v. State of Texas, 2003 WL 21666630 (Tex. App. July 17, 2003) is not strictly speaking a bail bond case, but it is nevertheless interesting beca...
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Westmoreland v. State, 2007 WL 677889 (Tex.App. – Tyler March 7, 2007)
In Westmoreland v. State, 2007 WL 677889 (Tex.App. – Tyler March 7, 2007) the surety and bail agent appealed from a default final judgment forfeiting...
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Williams v. State of Texas, 2005 WL 1907685 (Tex. App. – Corpus Christi August 11, 2005) and Williams v. State of Texas, 2005 WL 1907686 (Tex. App. – Corpus Christi August 11, 2005)
Williams v. State of Texas, 2005 WL 1907685 (Tex. App. – Corpus Christi August 11, 2005) and Williams v. State of Texas, 2005 WL 1907686 (Tex. App. –...