Legal Opinion
Wright v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided June 11, 1998No. 01-97-01414-CRPublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
O’CONNOR, Justice.
Pamela Helen Wright, the appellant, contends the trial court violated her constitutional right to bail by setting bail at $500,000, because no bail bondsman in Harris County is approved for making a bond in that amount. We affirm.
The appellant stands indicted in two criminal felony cases: (1) case number 761141 (“the murder case”) and (2) case number 766109 (“the assault ease”). In the murder case, the appellant is charged with using a firearm to cause the death of Danny Lee Crosby on August 16, 1997.1 The appellant was arrested for the murder on August 16 and…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Cantu v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
- Ex Parte RubacCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
- Ex Parte CharlesworthCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
- Ex Parte PembertonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
- Ex Parte Willman, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1985
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Ex Parte McCullough, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)1999
- Ex parte CardenasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2018
- Ex parte TataCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2011
- Ex Parte Reyes, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1999
- Dave Donica v. State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)2001
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