Ex parte Stearnes
Court of Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
REYNOLDS, Chief Justice.
On a prior appeal, we ordered that reasonable bail be set for appellant Michael Dewayne Stearnes, who had been denied bail after being indicted for capital murder, because the State failed to show that the proof is evident. Ex parte Stearnes, 752 S.W.2d 621 (Tex.App.—Amarillo 1988, no pet’n). Upon remand, the trial court set bail in the amount of $250,000, and appellant has again appealed.
Appellant contends, with two points of error, that the trial court abused its discretion by setting bond in the amount of $250,-000 when the evidence shows (1) the amount is…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Kernahan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
- Ex Parte ToppingsCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968
- Ex Parte Richardson, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)1988
- Ex parte StearnesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1988
- Ex parte HuggCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1982
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