Legal Opinion

Meador v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided October 12, 1989No. B14-89-362-CRPublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SEARS, Justice.

This is an appeal from a pretrial writ of habeas corpus denying appellant relief after the trial court revoked his original bond of $100,000. After hearing the writ, the court reset appellant’s bond at $200,000. In his sole point of error, appellant complains that the court abused its discretion by revoking the $100,000 bond. We agree and vacate the order.

On February 9, 1989, the State filed a felony complaint against appellant Kelly Scott Meador. The complaint charged appellant with possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine, in excess of 400 grams. Appellant…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Ex Parte VanceCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  2. Ex Parte KingCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Lee v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2001
  2. Miller v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1993
  3. Kombudo v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2004
  4. Liles v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2017
  5. Ex Parte Teddy Berry, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2015

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