Legal Opinion
Aspilla v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided August 28, 1997No. Nos. 14-96-00175-CR to 14-96-00178-CR, 14-96-00190-CR, 14-96-00331-CR to 14-96-00334-CRPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FOWLER, Justice.
When a defendant has posted bond and fails to appear at the appointed time for hearing, article 22.02 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure requires that, before the bond can be forfeited, his name “be called distinctly at the courthouse door.” If the courtroom where the defendant’s hearing is scheduled is on the third floor of a courthouse annex, has the State complied with article 22.02 if the defendant’s name is called outside the door of the particular court where defendant’s hearing is scheduled? This is the issue before us today.
In this bond forfeiture ease,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Alvarez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
- Tocher v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
- Bennett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1965
- Perales v. Kinney, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1994
- Burns v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1994
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Nelson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2004
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- Jesse Flores Lara v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)2020
- Maxie D. Green, D/B/A a to Z Bail Bonds v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2021
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