Ex Parte Matthew Leachman v. the State of Texas

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: August 24, 2023
• Docket: 01-22-00234-CR
• Status: Published

Opinion

Opinion issued August 24, 2023

In The

Court of Appeals For The

First District of Texas ———————————— NO. 01-22-00232-CR NO. 01-22-00233-CR NO. 01-22-00234-CR ——————————— EX PARTE MATTHEW JAMES LEACHMAN, Appellant

On Appeal from the 248th District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Case Nos. 1756174, 1756176, and 1756173

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Appellant Matthew James Leachman challenges the trial court’s denial of his

applications for writ of habeas corpus related to bail in three underlying cases. The

State filed a Motion to Dismiss the appeal as moot on the ground that Leachman posted bail and is no longer incarcerated. Leachman originally opposed the

dismissal, but subsequently filed a Motion to Dismiss the appeal as moot on the

ground he entered a plea of nolo contendere in one of the three involved cases, and

the State moved for dismissal of the other two cases.

Leachman states in his Motion that the trial court accepted the plea bargain

recommendation and rendered the agreed-upon sentence in Cause Number 0786224,

and dismissed the charges in Cause Numbers 1520246 and 1520247. 1 He explains

he has been “freed from restraint in the underlying cause numbers,” “released from

the trial court’s supervision,” and thus “[t]here is nothing left to litigate on the issue

of bail, which moots this appeal.”

We grant Leachman’s Motion to Dismiss the appeal as moot. See TEX. R.

APP. P. 42.2(a), 43.2(f). We deny all other pending motions as moot.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Goodman, Rivas-Molloy, and Guerra.

Do not publish. TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b).

1 The underlying cases were pending originally in the 248th District Court of Harris County, Texas. Following appeal, the cases were transferred from that court to the 262nd District Court of Harris County, Texas.