Leonard v. State

Full title: THOMAS LEONARD, Appellant, v. THE STATE OF TEXAS. State.

Court: COURT OF APPEALS EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS EL PASO, TEXAS

Date published: Jun 1, 2015

No. 08-15-00163-CR (Tex. App. Jun. 1, 2015)

Opinion

No. 08-15-00163-CR

06-01-2015

THOMAS LEONARD, Appellant, v. THE STATE OF TEXAS. State.

PER CURIAM

Appeal from the 120^th District Court of El Paso County, Texas (TC# 20110D02415) ORDER

Pending before the Court is Appellant's motion to accelerate his appeal from the trial court's orders setting and refusing to reduce the appeal bond. By statute, the appellate court is required to give this appeal preference. See TEX.CODE CRIM.PROC.ANN. Art. 44.04(g)(West 2007). Further, by rule, the due date for the record is shortened and the appellate court is required to hear the appeal at the earliest practicable time. TEX.R.APP.P. 31.1, 31.2. Therefore, the record is currently due June 3, 2015. Once the record is filed, the Court will set the time for filing briefs and will set the time for submission. TEX.R.APP.P. 31.2. Because the appeal is already being treated as accelerated, we deny Appellant's motion as moot.

PER CURIAM Before McClure, C.J., Rodriguez, and Hughes, JJ.