Ex Parte Jackson

OPINION

Opinion by

Chief Justice MORRISS.

By his pretrial writ of habeas corpus, Desmond Dewayne Jackson sought to have his $750,000.00 bail 1 reduced in connection ■with his pending charge of murder during the course of a robbery. After a brief hearing, the trial court denied Jackson’s motion without altering its bond requirement. We affirm that denial.

“The primary purpose or object of an appearance bond is to secure the presence of a defendant in court for the trial of the offense charged.” Ex parte Rodriguez, 595 S.W.2d 549, 550 (Tex.Crim. App. [Panel Op.] 1980). Bail should not be set so…