Ex parte Walker
| Decision Date | 28 April 2022 |
| Docket Number | 01-21-00665-CR,01-21-00664-CR,01-21-00663-CR |
| Parties | EX PARTE DONTE JAYSON WALKER, Appellant |
| Court | Texas Court of Appeals |
Do not publish. Tex.R.App.P. 47.2(b).
On Appeal from the 230th District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Case Nos. 1740467, 1740469 & 1740470
Panel consists of Chief Justice Radack and Justices Countiss and Farris.
Appellant Donte Jayson Walker, challenges the trial court's orders in three separate trial court cases[1] denying his pretrial applications for writ of habeas corpus.[2]In his sole issue appellant contends that the trial court erred in denying him habeas relief.
We affirm.
Appellant is charged with the felony offenses of compelling prostitution by a minor, [3] assault of a family member [4] and trafficking of a child.[5]
Appellant was arrested in December 2020 for the felony offense of compelling prostitution by a minor. A Harris County Grand Jury issued a true bill of indictment, alleging that appellant, on or about December 14, 2020, "unlawfully[] and knowingly cause[d] by any means, J.B.," the complainant, "a person younger than eighteen years of age, to commit prostitution."[6] The trial court set appellant's bail at $40, 000. Appellant posted bond and was released from custody. The trial court placed appellant on pretrial community supervision and imposed conditions[7] on appellant's release on bond including:
The trial court also restricted appellant's internet usage.
Appellant signed the trial court's Order for Pretrial Supervision and Bond Conditions, which informed appellant that the "[f]ailure to abide by the[] bond conditions [could] result in [appellant's] bond being forfeited or revoked and [appellant being] arrested and confined" pending trial. By signing the Order for Pretrial Supervision and Bond Conditions, appellant acknowledged that he "underst[ood] that the [trial] court [was] ordering [his] compliance with the [bond] conditions . . . as a requirement of [his] . . . release on bond." Appellant "agree[d] to the[] [bond] conditions" and represented that he "underst[ood] that [his] failure to comply with the[] [bond] conditions [could] result in the forfeiture or revocation of [his] bond and confinement."
Later, the State filed a Motion to Revoke Defendant's Bond, requesting that the trial court revoke appellant's bond because on July 12, 2021, while "on bond [for the felony offense of] . . . [c]ompelling [p]rostitution" by a minor, appellant "was arrested for and charged with carrying a handgun in a motor vehicle."[8]
Appellant was arrested in December 2020 for the felony offense of assault of a family member. A Harris County Grand Jury issued a true bill of indictment, alleging that appellant, on or about December 14, 2020, "unlawfully, intentionally and knowingly cause[d] bodily injury to [the complainant], a member of [appellant's] household, by impeding the normal breathing and circulation of the blood of the [c]omplainant by applying pressure to the [c]omplainant's throat and neck."[9]
The trial court set appellant's bail at $15, 000. Appellant posted bond and was released from custody. The trial court placed appellant on pretrial community supervision and imposed conditions[10] on appellant's release on bond, including:
The trial court also restricted appellant's internet usage.
Appellant signed the trial court's Order for Pretrial Supervision and Bond Conditions, which informed appellant that the "[f]ailure to abide by the[] bond conditions [could] result in [appellant's] bond being forfeited or revoked and [appellant being] arrested and confined" pending trial. By signing the Order for Pretrial Supervision and Bond Conditions, appellant acknowledged that he "underst[ood] that the [trial] court [was] ordering [his] compliance with the [bond] conditions . . . as a requirement of [his] . . . release on bond." Appellant "agree[d] to the[] [bond] conditions" and represented that he "underst[ood] that [his] failure to comply with the[] [bond] conditions [could] result in the forfeiture or revocation of [his] bond and confinement."
Later, the State filed a Motion to Revoke Defendant's Bond, requesting that the trial court revoke appellant's bond because on July 12, 2021, while "on bond for . . . [the felony offense of] [a]ssault [of a] [f]amily [m]ember," appellant "was arrested for and charged with carrying a handgun in a motor vehicle."[11]
Appellant was arrested in December 2020 for the felony offense of trafficking of a child. A Harris County Grand Jury issued a true bill of indictment, alleging that appellant, on or about December 16, 2020, "unlawfully, knowingly transport[ed] and harbor[ed]" the complainant, "a person younger than [eighteen] years of age," and "cause[d] the [c]omplainant to become the victim of conduct prohibited by [s]ection 22.011 of the Texas Penal Code."[12] The trial court set appellant's bail at $20, 000. Appellant posted bond and was released from custody. The trial court placed appellant on pretrial community supervision and imposed conditions[13] on appellant's release on bond, including:
The trial court also restricted appellant's internet usage.
Appellant signed the trial court's Order for Pretrial Supervision and Bond Conditions, which informed appellant that the "[f]ailure to abide by the[] bond conditions [could] result in [appellant's] bond being forfeited or revoked and [appellant being] arrested and confined" pending trial. By signing the Order for Pretrial Supervision and Bond Conditions, appellant acknowledged that he "underst[ood] that the [trial] court [was] ordering [his] compliance with the [bond] conditions . . . as a requirement of [his] . . . release on bond." Appellant "agree[d] to the[] [bond] conditions" and represented that he "underst[ood] that [his] failure to comply with the[] [bond] conditions [could] result in the forfeiture or revocation of [his] bond and confinement."
Later, the State filed a Motion to Revoke Defendant's Bond, requesting that the trial court revoke appellant's bond because on July 12, 2021, while "on bond for [the felony offense of] [t]rafficking of a [c]hild," appellant "was arrested for and charged with carrying a handgun in a motor vehicle."[14]
The trial court held a hearing on the State's Motions to Revoke Defendant...
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