Legal Opinion
Safety National Casualty Corp. v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided March 3, 2010No. PD-0245-09PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
OPINION
2Opinion of the Court · KeaslerKeasler, J.
in which KELLER, P.J., MEYERS, PRICE, JOHNSON, HERVEY, and COCHRAN, J.J., joined.
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 civil filing fee statutes do not apply in such cases. Because the court of appeals erred, we reverse its judgment and remand the case for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
Background
The First Court of Appeals in Houston reversed the…
3Cases cited13 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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4Cited by22 opinions
- Ranger Insurance Co. v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2010
- Felix Michael Kubosh D/B/A Kubosh Bail Bonding v. Harris County, and Chris Daniel, in His Official Capacity as District Clerk of Harris County, Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2013
- Christopher Spears v. State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)2012
- Al Maurice Williams v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2021
- CONTINENTAL HERITAGE INSURANCE COMPANY, AGENT PAT KINNARD, D/B/A PAT KINNARD BAIL BONDS v. the State of TexasCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2023
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