Ex Parte: Sky Lane Blackwell Appeal from 292nd Judicial District Court of Dallas County (memorandum opinion)

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DISMISS and Opinion Filed August 2, 2021 S In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-21-00108-CR EX PARTE SKY LANE BLACKWELL On Appeal from the 292nd Judicial District Court Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. WX21-90224-V MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Justices Schenck, Reichek, and Carlyle Opinion by Justice Schenck Sky Lane Blackwell is charged in trial court cause number F21-40104-V with the offense of stalking. The trial court set pre-trial bond at $25,000. On January 25, 2021, appellant filed a pre-trial application for writ of habeas corpus seeking a bond reduction. After a hearing on February 3, 2021, the trial court denied appellant’s request to lower his bond amount and certified he had the right to appeal. On February 17, 2021, appellant filed a notice of appeal. The record and briefs have been filed. On July 28 and 29, 2021, supplemental clerk’s records were filed containing the trial court’s updated docket sheet and a copy of an agreed personal bail bond showing appellant posted bond and was released. Because appellant has posted bond and been released on bond, this appeal is now moot. Ex parte Guerrero, 99 S.W.3d 852, 853 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2003, no pet.) (per curiam) (appeal from denial of pretrial writ of habeas corpus seeking bond reduction rendered moot when trial court reduced bond and applicant posted reduced bond and was released). We dismiss this appeal as moot. /David J. Schenck/ DAVID J. SCHENCK JUSTICE Do Not Publish TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b) 210108F.U05 –2– S Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas JUDGMENT EX PARTE SKY LANE BLACKWELL On Appeal from the 292nd Judicial District Court, Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. WX21-90224. Opinion delivered by Justice Schenck. Justices Reichek and Carlyle participating. No. 05-21-00108-CR Based on the Court’s opinion of this date, we DISMISS this appeal. Judgment entered August 2, 2021 –3–

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