Ragston v. Texas (Original)
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Appellant Joshua Ragston was indicted for one count of capital murder, one count of murder, and one count of aggravated robbery, all stemming from an incident that occurred in 2009, when appellant was 17 years old. Appellant was jailed and held on no bond for the capital murder charge, and bond was set at $500,000 each for the murder and the aggravated robbery charges. Appellant filed a motion for bond reduction, arguing he was entitled to release on a personal recognizance bond for the capital murder charge pursuant to Texas Code of Criminal Procedure article 17.151. The trial court ordered that appellant would continue to be held without bond on the capital murder and murder charges and reduced the bond on the aggravated robbery charge to $250,000. Appellant then filed an interlocutory appeal of the trial court's order on his motion for bond reduction. The Court of Appeals granted the State's motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction. Finding no reversible error, the Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed.
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