Mendoza, Roman Jesse

• Court: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
• Decided: January 11, 2012
• Docket: PD-1581-11
• Status: Published

Opinion

Death Opinion

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

OF TEXAS

PD-1581-11 ROMAN JESSE MENDOZA, Appellant

v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS

MOTION FOR BAIL PENDING APPEAL

PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 44.04(h)

KAUFMAN COUNTY

Per curiam.

O R D E R

Appellant was convicted of murder and sentenced to 45 years imprisonment, and assessed a fine of $10,000. The Dallas Court of Appeals reversed the conviction. Mendoza v. State, 349 S.W.3d 273 (Tex. App.-Dallas 2011). The State Prosecuting Attorney has filed a petition for discretionary review with this Court.

Appellant has applied to this Court, pursuant to Article 44.04(h) of the Code of

Criminal Procedure, to set a reasonable bail pending final determination of the appeal.

Accordingly, bail is hereby set in the amount of $50,000.00, and it is ORDERED that the trial court order Appellant released from confinement assessed in this cause upon the posting of bail. Any sureties must be approved by the trial court.

IT IS SO ORDERED this the 11^th of January, 2012.

DO NOT PUBLISH