Legal Opinion
Gill, Ex Parte Tommy John
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided November 20, 2013No. PD-0596-13PublishedCited by 107 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
OPINION
2Opinion of the Court · KeaslerKeasler, J.
in which MEYERS, WOMACK, JOHNSON, HERVEY, COCHRAN, and ALCALA, JJ., joined.
Arrested for murder, Tommy and Charlie Gill were held in custody for over ninety days without being formally charged with an offense. Appellants filed applications for writs of habeas corpus alleging that, under Texas Code of Criminal Procedure article 17.151, they were entitled to release on a personal bond or a reduction of bail. The trial judge denied Appellants’ applications and the court of appeals affirmed those decisions.1 Because the court of appeals erred in holding that the judge properly considered…
3Cases cited10 opinions
- Boykin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
- Ex Parte WheelerCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2006
- Armadillo Bail Bonds v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
- Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
- Ex Parte SpauldingCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
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4Cited by107 opinions
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- Steven Hernandez v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2015
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