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· 1/12/1977

McConathy v. State

Citations

  • 545 S.W.2d 166
  • 1977 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 912

How courts have described this case

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  • recognizing surety’s affidavit to surrender principal and issuance of arrest warrant does not discharge surety from liability under bond until principal is taken into custody
  • recognizing surety = s affidavit to surrender principal and issuance of arrest warrant does not discharge surety from liability under bond until principal is taken into custody
  • A trial court has no authority to refuse to issue a warrant for a principal after a surety has properly presented an affidavit pursuant to article 17.19.

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