State v. Jackson

Citations

• 2021 Ohio 1646

Syllabus

R.C. 2937.36 – BOND FORFEITURE – R.C. 2937.40 – SURETIES: The trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying the surety's motion to set aside a bond-forfeiture judgment where defendant's incarceration in Kentucky did not constitute good cause to exonerate the surety for failing to produce defendant in Hamilton County. R.C. 2937.40(A)(1) does not apply when a surety seeks to surrender a defendant after the defendant has failed to appear in court. The surety was not prejudiced by the trial court's failure to notify it of a declaration of forfeiture within 15 days of forfeiture being declared.