MEMORANDUM DECISION
Pursuant to Ind. Appellate Rule 65(D), this Feb 10 2015, 10:21 am
Memorandum Decision shall not be regarded as
precedent or cited before any court except for the
purpose of establishing the defense of res judicata,
collateral estoppel, or the law of the case.
APPELLANT PRO SE ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE
Danny Ramsey Gregory F. Zoeller
Carlisle, Indiana Attorney General of Indiana
J. T. Whitehead
Deputy Attorney General
Indianapolis, Indiana
IN THE
COURT OF APPEALS OF INDIANA
Danny Ramsey, February 10, 2015
Appellant-Defendant, Court of Appeals Cause No.
14A05-1403-CR-100
v. Appeal from the Daviess Superior
Court.
State of Indiana, The Honorable Dean A. Sobecki,
Judge.
Appellee-Plaintiff.
Cause No. 14D01-0308-CM-645
Riley, Judge.
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STATEMENT OF THE CASE
[1] Appellant-Defendant, Danny Ramsey (Ramsey), appeals the trial court’s denial
of his motion for the return of bond money.
[2] We affirm.
ISSUE
[3] Ramsey raises one issue on appeal, which we restate as follows: Whether the
trial court erred in denying his motion to return his bond money.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
[4] On July 30, 2003, Ramsey was arrested and charged with one Count of
possession of marijuana, as a Class A misdemeanor. On the same day, Ramsey
posted a cash bond of two hundred dollars to secure his release pending trial.
On February 10, 2004, the State dismissed the charge. Thereafter, on February
23, 2004, the trial court released Ramsey’s bond money.
[5] On July 20, 2005, Ramsey sent a letter to the trial court inquiring about his
bond money. On January 30, 2014, approximately ten years after the dismissal
of the charge, Ramsey filed a motion for the return of bond money, which was
subsequently denied by the trial court on February 13, 2014.
[6] Ramsey now appeals. Additional facts will be provided as necessary.
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DISCUSSION AND DECISION
[7] Ramsey contends that the trial court erred when it denied the return of bond
money. When a cash bail bond is posted to secure the release of a criminal
defendant, the funds are held by the clerk while the defendant is at large and
returned to the depositor unless the bond is forfeited due to the defendant’s
failure to appear. See I.C. ch. 35-33-8; -9; Turner v. Clary, 660 N.E.2d 878, 880
(Ind. Ct. App. 1993).
[8] Here, Ramsey posted a cash bond in the amount of two hundred dollars on July
30, 2003. After the State dismissed the charge, the cash bond was returned on
February 23, 2004, as evidenced by the clerk’s record of release.
CONCLUSION
[9] Based on the foregoing, we conclude that the trial court properly denied
Ramsey’s motion.
[10] Affirmed.
[11] Vaidik, C. J. and Baker, J. concur
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