Opinion
NO. 09-12-00112-CR
03-07-2012
IN RE BRANDON COE
Original Proceeding
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Brandon Coe filed a petition for writ of mandamus in which he asks this Court to order his release from custody from the county jail. Coe initially secured his pre-trial release from custody on charges of criminal solicitation of a minor and attempted sexual assault of a child by filing two $20,000 bonds; however, Coe was taken into custody again when he appeared for a scheduled pre-trial hearing on January 18, 2012. On January 20, 2012, the trial court increased Coe's bond to $100,000 on each count. See Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Ann. art. 17.09, § 3 (West Supp. 2011). Coe argues that the trial court lacked sufficient evidence to conclude that Coe had been using his Facebook account in violation of the terms and conditions of his bond. He did not file a reporter's record of the trial court's hearing.
To obtain mandamus relief in a criminal case, the relator must establish that he has no other legal remedy, and that he has a clear and indisputable right to the relief sought. State ex rel. Hill v. Court of Appeals for Fifth Dist., 34 S.W.3d 924, 927 (Tex. Crim. App. 2001). Relator has adequate remedies other than mandamus to challenge the legality of his confinement or to contest the amount of his bail. See Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Ann. art. 11.08 (West 2005). Accordingly, we deny the petition for writ of mandamus.
PETITION DENIED.
PER CURIAM Do Not Publish Before Gaultney, Kreger, and Horton, JJ.