Ex Parte Toppings

Jan 3, 1968
41015, 41016
Reporters:
,
Before:
Belcher

OPINION

BELCHER, Judge.

These appeals are from judgments entered in a habeas corpus proceeding.

The appellants contend that the court ‍​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‍erred in requiring bond, and also erred in requiring excessive bail.

The appellants stand charged by separate indictments with the possession of burglary tools with two prior convictions for non-capital felonies alleged for enhancement.

At the ‍​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‍conclusion of the joint hearing, the court fixed the bail for Toppings at $5,000 and for Reynolds at $3,000. From these orders the appellants gave notice of appeal.

The fact that appellants are under ‍​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‍indictments for a felony is sufficient ground to require bail. Ex parte Mauck, 158 Tex.Cr.R. 200, 254 S.W.2d 128; Ex parte Oliver, Tex.Cr.App., 374 S.W.2d 894.

There is no evidence that an effort has been made by ‍​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‍either of the appellants to furnish bail in the amounts fixed following the habeas corpus hearing. In the absence of such evidence, the complaint of excessive bail is not presented. 8 Tex.Jur. (2) 155, ‍​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‍Sec. 33; Ex parte Gillmore, Tex.Cr.App., 369 S.W.2d 356; Ex parte Vernon, Tex.Cr.App., 397 S.W.2d 224.

The judgments are affirmed.