Ex Parte Daniel Curran v. the State of Texas

Reversed and Remanded and Memorandum Opinion filed December 5, 2023 In The Fourteenth Court of Appeals NO. 14-23-00252-CR EX PARTE DANIEL CURRAN On Appeal from the 412th District Court Brazoria County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 96482-CR MEMORANDUM OPINION In this appeal of the denial of an application for writ of habeas corpus, we consider whether the trial court abused its discretion in setting appellant’s pretrial bail at $25 million for capital murder. Because we hold this amount to be unprecedented, we reverse and remand. Background A grand jury indicted appellant Daniel Curran for the…