People v. Accredited Surety and Casualty Co. CA1/2

BACKGROUND

On May 3, 2016, in Sonoma County Superior Court Case No. SCR- 680697, defendant was charged with two misdemeanors: violating a court order to prevent domestic violence (Pen. Code, § 273.6, subd. (a))1 and evading a peace officer (Veh. Code, § 2800.1, subd. (a)), both on April 30, 2016. In Sonoma County Superior Court Case No. SCR-680770-1, also filed on May 3, defendant was charged with three more counts of violating a court order to prevent domestic violence (§ 273.6, subd. (a)) on March 22, April 21, and April 25, and with another count of evading a peace officer (Veh. Code, § 2800.1, subd. (a) ) on April 28. The record does not contain the complaint in either case, but the trial court later described the section 273.6 charges as alleging that defendant “violat[ed] an Elder Protection order obtained by his elderly mother.” On May 5, defendant was released from custody when the surety, through its agent Romelli Bail Bonds, posted bond number AF-00863510 in Case No. SCR-680697 in the amount of $100,000. The trial court set a readiness conference in Case No. SCR-680697 for May 24. On May 24, defendant was present in court. The trial court granted the prosecution’s oral…