Ex Parte Martinez-Velasco

OPINION

This is an appeal from the trial court’s order entered in a habeas corpus proceeding to determine the amount of appellant’s pre-conviction bond. At the hearing, the trial court reduced the amount of appellant’s bond from $2 million to $750,000, and the appellant contends that even the amount of the reduced bond is excessive.

We note at the outset that the State did not file any response to the appeal, and did not request oral argument or appear at the oral submission of the appeal. Thus, it could reasonably be inferred that the prosecution does not seriously contest the appellant’s…