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Ex Parte Henton

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Jul 14, 1971
468 S.W.2d 850 (Tex. Crim. App. 1971)

Opinion

No. 44391.

July 14, 1971.

Appeal from the 174th Judicial District Court, Harris County, E. B. Duggan, J.

John W. Overton, Houston, for petitioner.

Carol S. Vance, Dist. Atty., and Phyllis Bell, Asst. Dist. Atty., Houston, and Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION


This is an appeal from an order of the 174th District Court denying appellant's application for writ of habeas corpus and remanding appellant to the custody of the Sheriff.

By brief, appellant asks for a reduction of his bail on appeal from $7500 to $1000.

Appellant testified at the hearing, but he did not state that he had tried to make bail in the amount set.

In Ex Parte Vernon, Tex.Cr.App., 397 S.W.2d 224, we said:

"In absence of a showing that an effort has been made to furnish bail in amount fixed following the habeas corpus hearing, we must decline to entertain complaint that the $15,000.00 bond in each case is excessive.' See also Ex Parte Jones, Tex.Cr.App., 449 S.W.2d 59, and Roberts v. Texas, Tex.Cr.App., (1971) 467 S.W.2d 475.

The judgment is affirmed.


Summaries of

Ex Parte Henton

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Jul 14, 1971
468 S.W.2d 850 (Tex. Crim. App. 1971)
Case details for

Ex Parte Henton

Case Details

Full title:Ex parte John Adolphus HENTON

Court:Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Date published: Jul 14, 1971

Citations

468 S.W.2d 850 (Tex. Crim. App. 1971)