Bills v. State

OPINION

McCORMICK, Presiding Judge.

This is a direct appeal from the denial of bail under the provisions of Article I, Section 11a of the Texas Constitution. Article I, § 11a provides in part that any person accused of a felony less than capital, committed while on bail for a prior felony, may be denied bail if the order is issued “within seven calendar days subsequent to the time of incarceration of the accused.” Appellant was arrested on April 5, 1990, and the order denying bail was issued on April 12, 1990. In a single point of error, appellant contends that the order was not timely issued…