Lozano v. Acevedo

OPINION

REEVES, Justice.

This is an appeal from the issuance of a writ of mandamus by the County Court at Law, ordering a municipal judge not to require a personal appearance of the principal as a condition precedent to approving an appeal bond to a county court at law. We affirm in part and reverse and render in part.

The controversy arose when the Honorable Robert Lozano issued a directive to all municipal court judges of the City of San Antonio requiring a defendant to be present in court when a plea of guilty or nolo contendere was entered for the purpose of appealing the case to county…