Ex Parte Jalen Highsmith

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN NO. 03-22-00074-CR Ex parte Jalen Highsmith FROM THE 390TH DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY NO. D-1-DC-20-301961-W, THE HONORABLE JULIE H. KOCUREK, JUDGE PRESIDING OPINION In January 2021, Jalen Highsmith was indicted for the offense of murder. See Tex. Penal Code § 19.02. After being indicted, Highsmith filed a pretrial application for writ of habeas corpus requesting release on a personal bond or a reduction in his bond. See Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 11.08. The trial court denied Highsmith’s writ application. Highsmith appeals the trial…