Amwest Surety Insurance Company appeals the forfeiture of a $75,000 appearance bond it executed on behalf of defendant James Robert French. Amwest contends that by operation of RCW 10.64.025, the bond was exonerated upon French's conviction and that French, who also was the owner of the bail bond company posting the bond, lacked the authority to bind Amwest to a new bond. Amwest further contends that it had...
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