Every case is totally different and particular person outcomes may differ relying on the details of a case. Even in circumstances for which courts have discretion in setting bond quantities, they nonetheless cannot set overly extreme bonds. For capital homicide circumstances, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals by no means has allowed a bond amount approaching $1 million.
In one such case, a bond set at $1 million was lowered to $50,000 by the appeals courtroom. Defendants who object to the amount of bond or a bond condition should state this objection in court docket, normally within the type of a motion or pre-trial software for writ of habeas corpus. The defendant, or his or her legal counsel, then must reveal that the court docket abused its discretion by imposing an extreme bond amount or bond situation. Or, for a defendant on pre-trial launch or appealing a conviction of aggravated assault, a courtroom could impose a bond situation that the defendant avoid and not communicate with the victim. For all capital felonies and for some habitual or repeat offenders, Harris County District Courts set no bond, making such defendants not eligible for bond. Thus, eligibility for bond entails the character of the legal cost. In Texas, criminal costs can involve capital felonies, first, second or third degree felonies, and fourth diploma or “state jail” felonies (Texas Penal Code § 12.04).
