Myres v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COHEN, Justice.
A jury convicted appellant of voluntary manslaughter, and assessed his punishment at 19 years in prison. We affirm.
In his first three points of error, appellant complains that his pretrial bail was set by the assistant district attorney, and not by a judicial officer. Issues concerning pretrial bail are moot after the accused is convicted. Henriksen v. State, 500 S.W.2d 491, 494 (Tex.Crim.App.1973).
Points of error one through three are overruled.
In points of error four and five, appellant asserts counsel should have been appointed before the preliminary initial…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Almanza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
- Ronald Clark O'Bryan v. W.J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Henriksen v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
- Capistran v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988
- Linder v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1992
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- Ly v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1997
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