STATE (COUNTY OF BERGEN) v. POLANCA


753 A.2d 1170 (2000)

332 N.J. Super. 436

STATE of New Jersey (COUNTY OF BERGEN), Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Roni POLANCA, a/k/a Andy Rivera, Defendant, and International Fidelity Insurance Company, as Surety, Defendant-Appellant. State of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Dennis Kasey, Defendant, and International Fidelity Insurance Company, as Surety, Defendant-Appellant. State of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Fidel Bravo, Defendant, and International Fidelity Insurance Company, as Surety, Defendant-Appellant. State of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Jose O. Rodriguez, Defendant, and International Fidelity Insurance Company, Defendant-Appellant. State of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Valeria Rodriguez, Defendant, and International Fidelity Insurance Company, Defendant-Appellant.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided June 7, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel M. Silver, North Brunswick, for defendant-appellant in all appeals.

Steven J. Zweig, Deputy Attorney General, for plaintiff-respondent State of New Jersey in all appeals (John J. Farmer, Attorney General, attorney; Mary C. Jacobson, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel; Mr. Zweig, on the briefs).

Ellen D. Julis, Assistant County Counsel, for plaintiff-respondent Bergen County in A-3630:3636:3639-98T2 (Murshell J. Bland, County Counsel, attorney; Ms. Julis, on the briefs).

Carol I. Cohen, Union County Counsel, for amicus curiae Union County in A-3630:3636:3639-98T2 (Jason W. Rockwell, on the briefs).

Before Judges MUIR, Jr., WALLACE, Jr., and CUFF.


The opinion of the court was delivered by MUIR, Jr., P.J.A.D.

International Fidelity Insurance (IFI), a corporate surety which posted bonds pursuant to R. 3:26-4 to insure five defendants' presence at all stages of criminal proceedings against those defendants, appeals from five forfeiture judgments entered pursuant to R. 3:26-6 after each of the defendants did not appear as required.1 IFI acknowledges it has no idea as to...

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