SYLLABUS

(This syllabus is not part of the opinion of the Court. It has been prepared by the Office of the Clerk for the convenience of the reader. It has been neither reviewed nor approved by the Supreme Court. Please note that, in the interests of brevity, portions of any opinion may not have been summarized).

State v. Nazario Ventura (A-45-07

State v. Leidy Granados (A-74-07)

Argued May 8, 2008 -- Decided August 5, 2008

WALLACE, J., writing for a unanimous Court.

For the purposes of this opinion, the Court consolidates these companion cases and addresses whether it was error to deny the motion of the respective sureties to remit the forfeited bail.

State v. Ventura