Cameron v. State

Criminal defendant, Isaiah Cameron, petitions for a writ of habeas corpus seeking to reinstate his initial bond and conditions, as the trial court sua sponte added additional pretrial release conditions after Cameron had been declared incompetent and then restored to competency. We grant the writ, concluding that the trial court does not have authority to sua sponte modify petitioner’s bond.

In July 2011, Cameron was arrested for four crimes, and the first appearance magistrate set bonds for each charge. No special conditions were attached to his pretrial release at that time. Cameron could…