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State v. Askland. MN criminal law, bond.
Timothy Clyde Askland was the defendant in the underlying criminal action for failure to pay child support. He was free on $10,000 bond, but failed to appear when required. Bondsman located defendant and returned him to court. But the bond had already been forfeited, and the funds had been improperly paid to mother of defendant's child.
The Supreme Court, in an opinion by Justice Gildea, held that bondsman was entitled to reinstatement of bond and refund, less 10% penalty. This was true even though there was prejudice to the state arising out of improper payment of funds to child's mother, rather than to the state treasury.
No. A08-1630, 784 N.W.2d 60 (Minn. June 24, 2010).
Please see the original opinion for the court's exact language.
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