Kill someone while Driving Drunk? Free to Go!
Austin, Travis County, Texas On November 25th, 2019, Amanda Overton was arrested and charged with Intoxicated Manslaughter after wrecking into a motorcycle in South Austin. After having her bond set at $100,000.00 she was quickly released on a Personal Bond. A personal bond is a bond through the county where the defendant doesn’t have…
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Texas Showdown – TAKE ACTION to STOP HB-3011 on April 17 – the "Get Out of Jail FREE" Bill
Criminal Justice Reform, as it relates to pretrial release, will be on center stage April 17 @ 2:00 pm during a public hearing on House Bill 3011 – a Bill sponsored by Andrew Murr which is designed to promote the pretrial release of offenders…without the constraints of bail. Houston – House Bill 3011 would eliminate the fundamental constitutional right…
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LETTER: Bail Reform – Texas on My Mind
Bail Reform: Texas on My Mind Contribution by Eric Granof, VP for AIA Surety Earlier this week I received an interesting email from a colleague. The email contained a link to a brand new March 2017 study out of Texas A&M University’s Public Policy Institute. As with most documents over 100 pages, I decided, probably like…
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