Legal Opinion

Ex parte Shults

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided January 2, 1935No. 17366PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LATTIMORE, Judge.

This is an appeal from an order denying bail.

Indicted for murder, appellant sought bail, which was de*485nied. The Constitution of Texas, sec. 11 art. 1, commands that bail be granted in all save capital cases, when the proof is evident. In his Annotated Constitution, on page 109, Mr. Harris cites half a hundred cases supporting the proposition that though the trial court may have denied bail, if the proof is not “evident” to the judges of this court, they should order the allowance of bail. What does “evident” mean? “Evident” to the minds of the members of this court, that the…

2Cited by16 opinions

  1. Ex Parte WilsonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
  2. Ex Parte ThrashCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1959
  3. Ex Parte PaulCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1967
  4. Ex Parte WashburnCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1955
  5. Ex Parte ForbesCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972

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