Legal Opinion

Golden v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)

Decided August 19, 2009No. 01-08-00575-CRPublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

JANE BLAND, Justice.

In this bond reduction appeal, William David Golden, appellant, asks that we reverse the trial court’s judgments setting his bail at $200,000 in each of the two underlying drug possession cases.1 Golden urges that we order him released from custody. As grounds for appellate relief, Golden asserts the following: (1) the State did not show probable cause for his detention and (2) the trial court abused its discretion in setting excessive bonds. We reverse the judgments and render judgment that bail is set at $75,000 in trial court habeas cause number 1171883 and…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Ex Parte RubacCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  2. Ex Parte VasquezCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  3. Ex Parte BufkinCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  4. Ex Parte Bogia, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2001
  5. Ex Parte GentryCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981

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3Cited by30 opinions

  1. Montalvo v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2010
  2. Ex parte TataCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2011
  3. Ex Parte Wood, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2010
  4. Zarate v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2018
  5. Armstrong, Ex Parte Rodarrion D.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2015

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