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Troutt v. LangstonTroutt v. Langston

Supreme Court of Arkansas
Aug 21, 1984
CR 84-141
Reporters:
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Before:
Adkisson

Lead Opinion

Temporary Writ of Mandamus is granted. The bondsman may surrender the ‍‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‍defendant without cause pursuant to Ark. Stat. Ann. § 43-716 (Repl. 1977) only if the consideration for making the bond is returned to the defendant.

Adkisson, C.J., Purtle ‍‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‍and Hays, JJ., concur. George Rose Smith, J., dissents.





Dissenting Opinion

George Rose Smith, Justice,

dissenting. I think the bondsman had an absolute right to avoid possible liability ‍‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‍by surrendering the petitioner to the jailer. Ark. Stat. Ann. § 43-716; Craig v. State, 257 Ark. 112 (1974). The petitioner might have raised the question, in ‍‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‍the Court below, of his entitlement to a return of the money he paid the bondsman, but that question was not raised below and ‍‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‍is not before us on a petition for a Writ of Mandamus.

Case Details

Case Name: Troutt v. Langston
Court Name: Supreme Court of Arkansas
Date Published: Aug 21, 1984
Citations: 675 S.W.2d 625; 283 Ark. 220; 1984 Ark. LEXIS 1776; CR 84-141
Docket Number: CR 84-141
Court Abbreviation: Ark.
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