Jones v. State

OPINION

KELTNER, Justice.

The two issues in this appeal from a habeas corpus proceeding are (1) whether the trial court erred in failing to reduce George Robert Jones’ (appellant’s) bond to $14,000 for the offenses of capital murder and murder and (2) whether article 17.151 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure is unconstitutional.

We hold the trial court did not err in failing to reduce the bond to $14,000, and that the trial court did not err in setting appellant’s pre-trial bail at $105,000 for the offenses of murder and capital murder. Furthermore, we hold that article 17.151 is…