Ex Parte: Trevor McEuen v. the State of Texas

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: October 28, 2024
• Docket: 05-24-00993-CR
• Status: Published

Opinion

DISMISS and Opinion Filed October 28, 2024

S In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-24-00993-CR

EX PARTE TREVOR MCEUEN

On Appeal from the 422nd Judicial District Court Kaufman County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 114663-422

MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Chief Justice Burns, Justice Reichek, and Justice Kennedy Opinion by Chief Justice Burns Trevor McEuen is charged in the trial court with murder and aggravated

assault. The trial court set appellant’s bond at $2 million for the murder charge and

$1 million for each of the two aggravated assault counts. On August 24, 2023, the

trial court heard appellant’s application for writ of habeas corpus and reduced the

bond to $500,000 for the murder charge and $250,000 for each of the aggravated

assault charges. Appellant filed an application for writ of habeas corpus in the trial

court asserting the bond was excessive. On July 8, 2024, the trial court declined to

reduce appellant’s bond further, and appellant filed this appeal. On October 15, 2024, appellant’s counsel filed a motion to dismiss the appeals

stating the appeal was moot because appellant had posted bond and had been

released.

Because appellant posted bond and was released on bond, this appeal is moot.

See Ex parte Guerrero, 99 S.W.3d 852, 853 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2003,

no pet.) (per curiam); see also Ex parte Blackwell, 05-21-00108-CR, 2021 WL

3354181 (Tex. App.—Dallas Aug. 2, 2021, no pet.) (mem. op.; not designated for

publication).

We grant the motion to dismiss, and we dismiss this appeal as moot.

/Robert D. Burns, III/ ROBERT D. BURNS, III Do Not Publish CHIEF JUSTICE TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b)

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EX PARTE TREVOR MCEUEN On Appeal from the 422nd Judicial District Court, Kaufman County, No. 05-24-00993-CR Texas Trial Court Cause No. 114663-422. Opinion delivered by Chief Justice Burns. Justices Reichek and Kennedy participating.

Based on the Court’s opinion of this date, the motion to dismiss the appeal as moot is GRANTED and we DISMISS this appeal as moot.

Judgment entered October 28, 2024

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