Ex Parte George Alvarez v. the State of Texas

NUMBER 13-23-00378-CR COURT OF APPEALS THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS CORPUS CHRISTI – EDINBURG EX PARTE GEORGE ALVAREZ ON APPEAL FROM THE 404TH DISTRICT COURT OF CAMERON COUNTY, TEXAS MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Justices Longoria, Silva, and Peña Memorandum Opinion by Justice Peña Appellant George Alvarez appeals the trial court’s ruling on his pretrial application for writ of habeas corpus. See TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. ANN. art. 17.151, § 1(1). We reverse and remand. I. BACKGROUND On May 7, 2023, Alvarez was arrested on eight counts of manslaughter, see TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 19.04, and ten counts…