State of Connecticut v. David Sheriff

Summary

The court dismissed the writ of error and upheld the denial of the surety's petition for relief from forfeited bail bonds. It held that the governing good-cause standard permits release only when the defendant's appearance is made impossible by an act of God, an act of the state, or operation of law, and that the defendant's voluntary flight to Jamaica did not satisfy that standard. The court also concluded that the state's decision not to pursue extradition was irrelevant because it did not cause the defendant's nonappearance. No separate opinions were filed.