· 2/13/1980
Ex Parte Ivey
Citations
- 594 S.W.2d 98
- 1980 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 1110
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- $100,000 bail for indigent capital murder defendant who admitted driving getaway car reduced to $20,000
- “The nature of the offense and the circumstances of its commission should be considered, and this necessarily involves the punishment authorized by law.”
- “The nature of the offense and the circumstances of its commission should be considered, and this necessarily involves the punishment authorized by law.”
- “While bail should be sufficiently high to give reasonable assurance that the undertaking will be complied with, the power to require bail should not be used as an instrument of oppression.”
- reduced an appeal bond in an armed robbery case from $250,000 to $50,000
- reduced an appeal bond in an armed robbery case from $250,000 to $50,000
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Judges: Phillips, Davis, Dally
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