Legal Opinion

Ex Parte W. W. Edmondson

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided May 4, 1927No. 10942PublishedCited by 4 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

LATTIMORE, Judge. —

Upon a habeas corpus hearing of an application for bail, appellant herein was granted bail by the trial court in the sum of ten thousand dollars. He has appealed from said order of the District Court apparently upon the ground that the bail fixed is excessive in amount. We are not prepared to say that the facts before the trial judge were such as to make it appear that the amount of bail fixed was grossly excessive. In the absence of some showing that appellant has been unable to make the bail so fixed, or that his situation and finances are such as to render it improbable…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Ex Parte McDanielCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1924
  2. Ex Parte BiceCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1926

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Ex parte ThomasCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1934
  2. Ex parte CrenshawCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1947
  3. Ex Parte StantonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1932
  4. Ex parte ScrivenerCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1932

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