Ex parte Stearnes

REYNOLDS, Chief Justice.

Appellant Michael Dewayne Steames, denied bail after being indicted for the capital offense of intentionally and knowingly murdering Napoleon Ellison, Quinnie Smith, and Vivian Webb during the same criminal transaction, applied for a writ of habeas corpus to be admitted to reasonable bail. After an evidentiary hearing, the trial court, being of the opinion that the State met its burden by proof evident, ordered that bail is denied. Appellant’s appeal from the denial was docketed as cause no. 07-87-0267-CR.

Some two months following the denial, appellant, alleging the…