Ex Parte Jamell D. Brooks

02-12-249-CR

COURT OF APPEALS

SECOND DISTRICT OF TEXAS

FORT WORTH

NO. 02-12-00249-CR

Ex Parte Jamell D. Brooks

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FROM THE 30th District Court OF Wichita COUNTY

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OPINION

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Appellant Jamell D. Brooks appeals from the trial court’s denial of his request to reduce his pretrial bond from $750,000. The primary purpose of an appearance bond is to secure the defendant’s presence at trial on the offense charged.[1] Accordingly, bail should be high enough to give reasonable assurance that the defendant will appear at trial, but it should not operate as an instrument of oppression.[2]…