Johnson v. State

The appellant, Garland Christopher Johnson, was arrested on October 8, 1998, on charges of sexually abusing J.K., his 12-year-old stepdaughter, and M.C., her 8-year-old cousin. The trial court ordered a $100,000 cash bond; it later reduced the bond to a $50,000 property bond, on the condition that the appellant was not to have any contact with the victims.1 On November 28, 2000, the prosecutor filed a motion to have the appellant’s bond declared insufficient, on the ground that the appellant had violated the condition of the bond and was still in direct contact with one of the victims. The…