Legal Opinion
Safety National Casualty Corp. v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided March 3, 2010No. PD-0245-09Published
1Opinion of the Court 1
305 S.W.3d 586 (2010)
SAFETY NATIONAL CASUALTY CORPORATION (Agent Michael W. Cox), Appellant,
v.
The STATE of Texas.
Nos. PD-0245-09, PD-0246-09.
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
March 3, 2010.
Ken W. Good, Tyler, for Appellant.
Michael N. Butera, Asst. District Atty., Houston, Jeffrey L. Van Horn, State's Atty., Austin, for State.
OPINION
2Opinion of the Court · KeaslerKeasler, J., joined by Keller, P.J., Meyers, Price, Johnson, Hervey, and Cochran, J.J.,
The First Court of Appeals held that it is proper to require appellant to pay civil filing fees in bond-forfeiture cases on appeal.[1] Based on a historical evaluation of Article 44.44, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure and our judiciary's history, we hold that…
3Cases cited14 opinions
- State v. SellersCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990
- Alvarez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
- Eddie Blue v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1960
- Jeter v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1894
- Dees v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
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