Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Dobbs
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided October 26, 1998No. 0329-98, 0330-98PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
OPINION ON APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW
2Opinion of the Court · WomackWomack, Judge, joined by McCORMICK, Presiding Judge, and Baird, Meyers, Mansfield, Keller, Price and Holland, Judges,
The issue in this case is whether the court whose term is relevant to a dismissal under Code of Criminal Procedure article 32.01 is determined by reference to a condition in a bond requiring a defendant to appear in court. We hold that it is not.
The appellant was charged by complaints in the Austin Municipal Court with the offenses of aggravated sexual assault of a child and indecency with a child. The municipal judge issued warrants.
On September 30, 1996, the appellant was arrested and made personal bonds, the conditions of which were…
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