Ex Parte Henson

OPINION

BY THE COURT.

A brutal triple homicide, occurring during an apparent after-hours robbery at a Texarkana restaurant, shocked the Texar-kana community in early September 2003. A short time later, lifelong Texarkana resident Richard Markeil Henson was arrested and charged with three counts of capital murder for his alleged participation in that crime. After Henson’s arrest, his application for writ of habeas corpus requested that bond be set in the amount of $50,000.00. The trial court heard evidence on Henson’s application, reviewed relevant caselaw, and ordered bond set at $2,250,000.00…