Smith's Criminal Case Compendium
Table of Contents
Evidence
Arrest, Search, and Investigation
Criminal Offenses
Drug Offenses
State v. Townsend, 236 N.C. App. 456 (Sept. 16, 2014)
Even if the magistrate erred by ordering an “option bond” that gave the defendant a choice between paying a $1,000 secured bond or a $1,000 “unsecured bond and being released to a sober, responsible adult” without making written findings of fact to support the secured bond, the defendant failed to show how he was prejudiced where he was released on an unsecured bond to his wife.