Burns v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CANNON, Justice.
This is a bond forfeiture case. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the State and the surety appealed. Appellant brings nine points of error, complaining that summary judgment was improper because of various irregularities in the forfeiture procedure and because of defects in the bond itself. We affirm.
On April 8, 1988, Pedro Alvarez was indicted for the felony offense of delivery of a controlled substance. Bond was orgi-nally set at $500,000.00. On April 9, 1988, Alvarez appeared with counsel in the 338th district court, which ordered his bond lowered…
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