Ex Parte Ruiz

OPINION

JANE BLAND, Justice.

Appellant, Tomas Horacio Ruiz, is charged with possession of a controlled substance, namely, cocaine weighing at least 400 grams. The trial court initially set bail at $1,600,000. After hearing Ruiz’s application for a writ of habeas corpus and bond reduction, the trial court reduced the bail to $600,000, from which Ruiz appeals. We conclude that the trial court did not abuse its discretion and therefore affirm.

Facts and Procedural History

Pasadena police officer W.R. Kelly testified that he assisted in a criminal investigation of Jose Pequeno-Flores, Hugo Rodriguez,…