Ex parte Scrivener
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
LATTIMORE, Judge.
Appeal from an order fixing bail, deemed excessive.
The bail of appellant herein was fixed by a district court, and from the order fixing the amount of such bail appellant has appealed, asserting that said bail was and is excessive in amount. The presumption obtains that the action of the trial court is well founded until overcome by some character of proof. In the case before us there appears no *48attempt to show the financial situation of appellant, or that he has tried to make bail in the sum fixed by the trial court, or that his surroundings or circumstances are such that he…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Ex Parte W. W. EdmondsonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1927