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Melton v. State

Citations

  • 993 S.W.2d 95
  • 42 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 605
  • 1999 Tex. LEXIS 47
  • 1999 WL 257268

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that a county clerk's statutory custody of cash bail bonds confers \holder\ status
  • finding that the trial court's use of \accept the plea\ did not amount to an adjudication of a lesser offense
  • finding that the trial court’s use of “accept the plea” did not amount to an adjudication of a lesser offense
  • disagreeing with county clerk's argument that clerk was not a holder because he did not have personal physical possession of bonds
  • disagreeing with county clerk’s argument that clerk was not a holder because he did not have personal physical possession of bonds
  • knowledge of the owner's name and last known address at the time the fee was paid does not preclude the application of section 72.101(a)

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Judges: Neill

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