Ex parte Jackson
Court of Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DUNN, Justice.
Appellant, Donald Wayne Jackson, appeals the trial court’s denial of his application for writ of habeas corpus.
*385The record reflects appellant has been continuously confined since June 15, 1990, when he was arrested in connection with a capital murder. However, he was not indicted on the capital murder charge until 91 days after his arrest on September 14, 1990. In his sole point of error, appellant contends, on the basis of Tex.Code CRiM.P. Ann. art. 17.151 (Vernon Supp.1991), that the trial court erred in failing to release him on a personal recognizance bond.
Because the…
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- Ex Parte AlexanderCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980