Melton v. State

This case calls for us to apply provisions of the Local Government Code, the Property Code, and the Code of Criminal Procedure to delineate the duties of county officials regarding unclaimed cash bail bonds. These proceedings began when the State of Texas sued to compel the Dallas County clerk, Earl Bullock, to comply with Chapter 74 of the Property Code by reporting and delivering to the comptroller unclaimed cash bail bonds deposited by defendants into the registry of the Dallas courts. 1 Both the State and the clerk moved for summary judgment. The trial court held that unclaimed cash bail…