Canales v. State

Full title: LUDWIG CANALES, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

Court: Court of Appeals of Texas, Seventh District, Amarillo, Panel B

Date published: Jan 8, 2009

No. 07-08-0343-CR (Tex. App. Jan. 8, 2009)

Opinion

No. 07-08-0343-CR

January 8, 2009. DO NOT PUBLISH.

Appealed from the 137^st District Court of Lubbock County; No. 2006-414,494; Hon. Cecil G. Puryear, Presiding.

Before QUINN, C.J., and CAMPBELL and HANCOCK, JJ.

Abatement and Remand

PER CURIAM.

Ludwig Canales appeals from an order denying his motion for bail pending appeal. He contends that the trial court erred because it ruled upon his request without affording him a hearing or executing findings of fact or conclusions of law. Both he and the State agree that he qualified for bond under art. 44.04(c) of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. Both also cite us to authority holding that one who qualifies for bond under that statute and requests same is entitled to a hearing on the matter. See Cruz v. State, No. 09-96-006-CR, 1997 Tex. App. LEXIS 346 at *6 (Tex.App.-Beaumont January 29, 1997, no pet.) (not designated for publication) (reversing and remanding for a hearing so the trial court could consider a request for bail) ; Cortez v. State, 36 S.W.3d 216, 221 (Tex.App.-Houston [14^th Dist.] 2001, pet. ref'd) (so holding). Both also agree that the trial court denied appellant's request for bail pending appeal without convening a hearing. Thus, we abate the appeal from the order denying bail or bond pending appeal, and remand the cause for a hearing on appellant's request for bond or bail on appeal. The hearing shall be convened and the request decided within 60 days from the date of this memorandum opinion. We further direct the trial court to enter findings of fact and conclusions of law supporting whatever decision it makes regarding the request, include them in a supplemental clerk's record, and cause the supplemental record to be filed with the clerk of this court within the same 60 day time period. However, we do not suggest whether the request should be granted or denied for that is a matter within the trial court's discretion. Ex parte Spaulding, 612 S.W.2d 509, 511 (Tex.Crim.App. 1981) (stating that a trial court's ruling on a request for bail is reviewed for abuse of discretion).