Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Dominic D. Haynes

Reading, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented bail bondsman in a forfeiture hearing





Defendant Dominic Haynes had open criminal dockets or was otherwise wanted in multiple counties in Pennsylvania, including Montgomery County, Luzerne County, Dauphin County, Allegheny County, and Berks County as well as the state of New Jersey. In Berks County, he was charged with access device fraud, identity theft, theft by unlawful taking and conspiracy to do same. His bail was set in the amount of $25,000 secured bail. On October 27, 2020, the surety, [FCS,] posted the security for Haynes' release. FCS was the surety in other counties as well, specifically including the Defendant's Montgomery County case(s). A bench warrant was issued in Montgomery County for the Defendant. FCS, as surety, took custody of the Defendant then surrendered him to officials in Montgomery County. He was never voluntarily released from the custody of the Commonwealth. The parties agree that the Defendant was moved among a variety of penal institutions until he ultimately escaped custody in Allegheny County.





Commonwealth v. Haynes, 2024 PA Super 284, 931 MDA 2023 (Pa. Super. Ct. Nov 27, 2024)