Ex parte Turner

CALHOUN, Judge.

Appellant is under indictment in the district court of El Paso county charged with the theft of $4,500 in money. Upon the return of the indictment, the court fixed bail in the sum of $2,500, and thereafter upon application of appellant to reduce the amount of bail, the bail was reduced to $2,000. Later, the appellant filed his application for a writ of habeas corpus wherein it was alleged that the amount of bail was excessive and that he was unable to furnish bond in the sum of $2,000. The court upon hearing the application entered an order refusing to reduce the amount of the…