Satterwhite v. Jacobs

OPINION

FRANK G. EVANS, Justice (Retired).

Appellant William Satterwhite, Jr. brought this action against appellee George O’Neal Jacobs, alleging that he had retained Jacobs to provide legal services in connection with a criminal charge pending in the Harris County District Court. Satterwhite alleged that Jacobs had represented him at a hearing on the State’s “Motion to Hold Defendant Without Bond” in the criminal case and that because of Jacobs’ negligence and breach of duty, the trial court granted the State’s motion and ordered him incarcerated pending trial. Satterwhite further alleged that…