Troutt v. Langston
675 S.W.2d 625 | Ark. | 1984
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.
Dissenting Opinion
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.
