Lyles v. State

OPINION ON STATE’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

WHITE, Judge.

This is a criminal bail bond forfeiture case. The State petitioned this Court for review on two grounds, one of which we granted in order to determine the constitutionality of TEX. CODE CRIM.PROC. ANN. Art. 22.16(a). Although we find 22.-16(a) unconstitutional because it utilizes the provisions of TEX. CODE CRIM.PROC. ANN. Art. 22.16(c), we will reverse the Court of Appeals on other grounds.

Initially, we will address whether subsection (a) is constitutional since it was a ground on which we initially granted review. However, the…