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ADKERSON v. STATE

No. S-1090.

731 P.2d 1218 (1987)

Fred P. ADKERSON, d/b/a Fred's Bail Bonding, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska and Mohammed Nissani, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

February 6, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy Petumenos, Birch, Horton, Bittner, Pestinger and Anderson, Anchorage, for appellant.

Ardith Lynch, Asst. Atty. Gen., Fairbanks, Harold M. Brown, Atty. Gen., Juneau, for the State.

No appearance for Mohammed Nissani.

Before RABINOWITZ, C.J., and BURKE, MATTHEWS, COMPTON and MOORE, JJ.

OPINION

BURKE, Justice.

This appeal raises the question whether the superior court has discretion to reinstate and partially remit a forfeited bail bond following return of a fleeing defendant to the jurisdiction of the court. The superior court concluded that it had no discretion and refused to remit a forfeited bond. We reverse and remand.

I. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW

In April 1983, Appellant Fred P. Adkerson d/b/a Fred's Bail...

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