Brown v. State

OPINION

Marion Brown (Appellant) appeals from the trial court’s habeas corpus judgment. Appellant was indicted for the first degree felony offense of possession of 4.5 kilograms of cocaine, with the intent to deliver. His pre-trial bond was set at $1 million. In his pre-trial application for writ of habeas corpus, Appellant requested that the trial court lower his bond to $50,000. Following an evidentiary hearing, the court lowered Appellant’s bond to $500,-000. This appeal ensued. We affirm.

The primary purpose of an appearance bond is to secure the presence of the accused at trial on the…