Ex Parte Larry Flores v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas·Decided September 8, 2015·No. 14-15-00620-CR·Published

Opinion

ACCEPTED

14-15-00620-CR

FOURTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS 9/8/2015 8:04:11 PM CHRISTOPHER PRINE

CLERK

14-15-00619-CR 14-15-00620-CR

In the Fourteenth Court of Appeals of Texas FILED IN 14th COURT OF APPEALS

HOUSTON, TEXAS

Larry Flores, Appellant 9/8/2015 8:04:11 PM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE

v. Clerk

The State of Texas, Appellee

On Appeal from Cause No.'s 1473497 and 1473498 in the 337th District Court of Harris County

BRIEF FOR APPELLANT

Oral Argument Requested Clint Davidson, Counsel for Appellant Texas Bar No. 24053172 clintdavidsonlawyer@gmail.com 3303 Main St., Suite 305 Houston, TX 77002 Tel: 713-226-7727 Fax: 713-529-4888

IDENTITY OF PARTIES AND COUNSEL

Appellant

Larry Flores SPN: 00740424 Harris County Jail 701 North San Jacinto Houston, TX 77002

Defense Counsel in Trial Court and Counsel on Appeal

Clint Davidson Attorney at Law 3303 Main St., Suite 305 Houston, TX 77002

State's Counsel in Trial Court

Chelsi Honeycutt Assistant District Attorney Harris County District Attorney's Office 1201 Franklin St. Houston, TX 7002

Judge Presiding

The Honorable Renee Magee 337th District Court 1201 Franklin St., 15th Floor Houston, TX 77002

State's Counsel on Appeal

Allan Curry Chief Prosecutor Appellate Division Harris County District Attorney's Office 1201 Franklin St., Suite 600 Houston, TX 77002

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Identity of Parties and Counsel...................................................................2

Table of Contents........................................................................................3

Index of Authorities.....................................................................................4

Note to the Appendix..................................................................................6

Statement of the Case 7

Appellant's Points of Error...........................................................................7

1. Appellant's bail is excessive and is in violation of Articles 1.07, 1.09, and 17.15 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.

2. Appellant's bail is excessive and is in violation Article I, Section 11 and Section 13 of the Texas Constitution.

3. Appellant's bail is excessive and is in violation of the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution.

Statement of Facts.......................................................................................8

Summary of the Argument..........................................................................11

Argument.....................................................................................................12

Conclusion and Prayer.................................................................................17

Certificate of Compliance.............................................................................17

Certificate of Service....................................................................................18

Appendix

INDEX OF AUTHORITIES

CASES

Ex parte Bogia, 56 S.W.3d 835, 840 (Tex. App.-Houston [1st Dist.] 2001, no pet.) …..........................................................................................................16

Ex Parte Brown, 959 S.W.2d 369 (Tex. App.-Fort Worth 1998, no pet.).......15

Ex parte Castellanos, 420 S.W.3d 878, 882 (Tex. App.-Houston [14th Dist.] 2014, no pet.).................................................................................................14

Ex parte Charlesworth, 600 S.W.2d 316, 317 (Tex.Crim.App. [Panel Op.] 1980); …...................................................................................................................14

Ex parte Mathews, 151 Tex.Crim. 60, 204 S.W.2d 992 (1947)......................14

Ex parte McDonald, 852 S.W.2d 730, 733-35 (Tex.App.-San Antonio 1993, no pet.) …...........................................................................................................15

Ex parte Melartin, 2015 WL 1544805, (Tex App- Houston [14th Dist.] 2015) ….............................................................................................................12, 14 Ex parte Newman, 38 Tex.Cr.R. 164, 41 S.W. 628 (1897) …...................................................................................................................15 Ex parte Rodriguez, 595 S.W.2d 549, 550 n.2 (Tex. Crim. App. [Panel Op.] 1980)..............................................................................................................14

Ex parte Rubac, 611 S.W.2d 848 (Tex. Crim. App. 1981).........................12, 16

Ex parte Ruiz, 129 S.W.3d 751 (Tex. App.-Houston [1st Dist.] 2004, no pet.) …...............................................................................................................12, 16

Golden v. State, 288 S.W.3d 516 (Tex. App.-Houston [1st Dist.] 2009, pet. ref'd) …..............................................................................................................12, 15 Ludwig v. State, 812 S.W.2d 323 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991)...............................15

Maldonado v. State , 999 S.W.2d 9, (Tex.App.-Houston [14th Dist.], 1999)......16

Montalvo v. State 315 S.W.3d 588, (Tex. App. - Houston [1st Dist] 2010, no pet.) ….................................................................................................................12, 13

Stack v. Boyle 342 U.S. 1, 4 (1951)................................................................17

CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS

8th and 14th Amendments, United States Constitution..............................7,12

Article I Section 11, Texas Constitution......................................................7,12

Article I, Section 13, Texas Constitution.....................................................7,12

STATUTES

Article, 1.07, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure..........................................7

Article, 1.09, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure..........................................7

Article 17.15, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.....................................7,13

NOTE TO THE APPENDIX OF THIS BRIEF

The Court is requested to take judicial notice of the items in the Appendix.

The Appendix to this brief contains certified copies of the charging instruments

in the original trial court cases as well as printed copies of the docket sheets

detailing the settings and activities in each case. These materials were obtained

from the Harris County District Clerk's Office.

In addition, a copy of the District Courts Bail Schedule for 2014 is included.

(http://www.justex.net/BailBondSchedule.aspx)

A letter requesting a supplement to the record that contains these items

will be sent to the trial court clerk.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

This is an appeal from the Trial Court's denial of two Applications for a Writ

of Habeas Corpus Seeking Reduced Bail filed in each of the Defendant's

pending cases in the 337th District Court.

The relief sought by the Defendant was denied by the Court after a

hearing on July 9th, 2015. (CR 22) Notice of Appeal was filed on July 10, 2015.

(CR 19, 22)

Because writ applications were filed in each of the Defendant's cases

pending in the 337th District Court, the Court assigned a separate writ number to

each case. Cause No. 1438931 was assigned Writ No. 1473497, and is before

the 14th Court of Appeals as Case No. 14-15-00619-CR. (CR 1) Cause No.

1455876 was assigned Writ No. 1473498, and is before the 14th Court of

Appeals as Case No. 14-15-00620-CR. (CR 1)

APPELLANT'S POINTS OF ERROR

1. Appellant's bail is excessive and is in violation of Articles 1.07, 1.09,

and 17.15 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.

2. Appellant's bail is excessive and is in violation Article I, Section 11 and

Section 13 of the Texas Constitution.

3. Appellant's bail is excessive and is in violation of the Eighth and

Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution

STATEMENT OF FACTS

On August 23, 2014 Appellant Larry Flores was charged by information

with the offense of Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, a third degree felony 1, in

Cause No. 1438931, in the 337th District Court of Harris County Texas. (RR 3;

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