In Re Douglas Watters v. the State of Texas

NUMBER 13-24-00409-CR COURT OF APPEALS THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS CORPUS CHRISTI – EDINBURG IN RE DOUGLAS WATTERS ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Chief Justice Contreras and Justices Tijerina and Peña Memorandum Opinion by Justice Tijerina1 Relator Douglas Watters has filed an application for writ of habeas corpus seeking bond reduction or release from confinement. According to his application, Watters has been arrested for murder and his bond has been set at $500,000, but he is unable to post bail. He contends that his confinement is illegal and requests…