Linder v. State

HALL, Justice.

Pleading not guilty, appellant Daniel Lin-der was found guilty by a jury for the kidnapping of Steven Woods, the principal of a bail bond issued by appellant’s employer. Punishment was assessed by the court at confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections for a period of two years, probated.

Appellant was a licensed bail bondsman in Brazos County. Occasionally he did side-line work for Sonny Ellen’s bonding company. In this latter capacity, appellant wrote bail bonds and re-arrested principals of bonds who failed to appear in court. In the case before us, appellant was found…