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EX PARTE BROOKS

No. 02-12-00249-CR.

376 S.W.3d 222 (2012)

Ex Parte Jamell D. BROOKS.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fort Worth.

Petition for Discretionary Review Refused September 19, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julia H. Bella , Office of the Public Defender, Wichita Falls, TX, for Appellant.

Maureen Shelton , District Attorney for Wichita County, Wichita Falls, TX, for State.

PANEL: DAUPHINOT, MEIER, and GABRIEL, JJ.

OPINION

LEE ANN DAUPHINOT, Justice.

Appellant Jamell D. Brooks appeals from the trial court's denial of his request to reduce his pretrial bond from $750,000. The primary purpose of an appearance bond is to secure the defendant's presence at trial on the offense charged.1 Accordingly, bail should be high enough to give reasonable assurance that the defendant will appear at trial, but it should not operate as an instrument of...

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