Ex parte Espinoza
Court of Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by:
CATHERINE STONE, Justice.
Robert Espinoza appeals the trial court’s order denying his application for bond and remanding him to custody without bond.1 A trial court may deny bail in a *908capital murder case “when the proof is evident.” Tex. Const, art. I, § 11. The term “proof is evident” means clear and strong evidence, leading a well-guarded judgment to the conclusion that: (1) the offense of capital murder has been committed; (2) the accused is the guilty party; and (3) the jury will both convict the accused and will return findings requiring a death sentence. Beck v. State, 648…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Burdine v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
- Ex Parte Chavfull, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1997
- Beck v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
- Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2002
- Ex Parte Wood, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1997
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