Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Okun
Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)
Decided May 11, 2011No. 09-10-00515-CRPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DAVID GAULTNEY, Justice.
A Jasper County grand jury indicted Leo Scott Okun for burglary of a habitation. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 30.02(c)(2) (West 2003). The trial court initially set Okun’s bail at $15,000. Okun filed a motion seeking reduction of the bail amount, or his release on a personal bond under article 17.151 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. See Tex.Code Crim. Proc. Ann. art. 17.151 (West Supp.2010). The trial court considered the motion an application for writ of habeas corpus, held a hearing on the motion, and granted Okun’s motion to reduce the bail amount. Okun…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Ex Parte RubacCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
- Ex Parte AmezquitaCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2006
- Ex Parte Rowe v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
- Montalvo v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2010
- Ex Parte MowbrayCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
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3Cited by2 opinions
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