PHARRIS v. STATE

No. 01-05-00727-CR.

196 S.W.3d 369 (2006)

Dennis Joe PHARRIS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

June 8, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dick DeGuerin, DeGuerin & Dickson, Houston, for Appellant.

Charles A. Rosenthal, Jr., Dist. Atty.-Harris County, Alan Curry, Asst. Dist. Atty., Houston, for Appellee.

Panel consists of Justices NUCHIA, KEYES, and HANKS.


OPINION

SAM NUCHIA, Justice.

After a writ of habeas corpus hearing, the trial court set bail for appellant, Dennis Joe Pharris, at $2.5 million. This amount was later reduced to $1,000,000. Appellant's sole issue on appeal is that article 17.151 of the Code of Criminal Procedure1 compels this Court to order that appellant be released on a personal bond, or, alternatively, that bond should be set at no more than $500,000. For...

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