State v. Diaz
Annotate this CaseWhile traveling to California to meet his obligations in a pending matter in that state's courts, Petitioner, who was on release in an unrelated criminal proceeding in the circuit court, was arrested at the Honolulu International Airport. Petitioner's arrest led to the drug charge in the instant court proceedings. Petitioner posted bail and was released from custody. Petitioner proceeded to California, where he was held in custody. Petitioner was not present for his arraignment because he was in custody in California. The circuit filed a a bail forfeiture judgment. The circuit court later denied Petitioner's motion to set aside bail forfeiture and for return of bail. The Supreme Court vacated the judgment of the intermediate court of appeals and held the that circuit court erred in denying Petitioner's motion because, under the circumstances, Petitioner's incarceration in California established good cause for his failure to appear at his arraignment, and thus for why the bail forfeiture judgment should not be executed.
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