Court Opinion

ID: 9536763
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-07 07:06:44.016128+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T14:55:13.593903
License: Public Domain

IRWIN, Chief Justice
(concurring specially).
Although the parties do not suggest or urge that there is any material distinction between “appear and satisfactorily excuse his neglect” and “showing of good cause”, I deem it appropriate to set forth in this specially concurring opinion my views on the matter.
Under the provisions of 22 O.S.1961, Sec. 1108, and after an order of forfeiture of a bond has been entered, if at any time before the final adjournment of court the defendant or his bail appear and satisfactorily excuse his neglect (to appear at the scheduled time) the court may direct the forfeiture to be discharged upon such terms as may be just.
fn so far as pertinent to the case at bar, under the provisions of 59 O.S.Supp.1969, Sec. 1332(3), if the defendant is surrendered to custody of the sheriff or court wherein the forfeiture has been ordered within thirty days from the date of the order of forfeiture, the court, upon the motion of the defendant or the bondsman shall set aside the forfeiture for good cause shown and upon proof that there has been no previous forfeiture of bond in the case at issue.
In my opinion, there is no material distinction between the language “satisfactorily excuse his neglect” as employed in Sec. 1108, supra, and a showing of “good cause” as employed in Sec. 1332(3) supra. In other words, what would or would not constitute “satisfactorily excuse his neglect” also would or would not constitute a showing of “good cause”.