Legal Opinion
Pharris v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided June 22, 2005No. AP-75,122PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
OPINION
2Opinion of the Court · CochranCochran, J.
Appellant, Dennis Joe Pharris, has appealed the trial court’s denial of bail from the third in a series of indictments and complaints filed against him by the consumer fraud division of the Harris County District Attorney’s Office between June of 2004 and April of 2005. Mr. Pharris alleg es that “[t]he prosecutor’s transparent attempt to serially charge Pharris and indefinitely imprison him violates the spirit of Article I, Section 11a [of the Texas Constitution], which is strictly construed in favor of bail.” Appellant originally requested that this Court reverse the trial court’s…
3Cases cited11 opinions
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- Weinstein v. BradfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Williams v. LaraTexas Supreme Court · 2001
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. SloanSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Jack v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2004
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4Cited by64 opinions
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- Bernardino Hernandez Perez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2010
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