Ex parte D.W.C.
Court of Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JOHN HILL, Justice (Assigned).
D.W.C., a juvenile, appeals from the denial of relief upon his application for writ of habeas corpus. He contends in a single issue that his detention without bail violates his rights as contained in art. I, §§ 11 and 29 of the Texas Constitution. Although he is no longer subject to pretrial detention, we will rule on the issue even though it is now moot, because the alleged wrong is capable of repetition yet evading review. See Schall v. Martin, 467 U.S. 253, 256, n. 3, 104 S.Ct. 2403, n. 3, 81 L.Ed.2d 207, 212, n. 3 (1984); General Land Office of Texas…
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