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The Texas constitution allows judges to deny bond to defendants charged with capital murder. It's the most serious crime with punishment that includes life behind bars or the death penalty.
FOX 26's Randy Wallace will be discussing cases involving capital murder defendants out on bond who go on to allegedly take another life and the latest in the David Temple trial.
While combing through court records, we discovered 12 defendants charged with possession of a prohibited weapon - a machine gun.
Since 2018, county court at law judges were ordered by a federal court to grant PR, or personal Recognizance, bonds to defendants charged with misdemeanors. It became known as the O'Donnel suit, and it has cost Harris County millions of dollars.
In our ongoing digital series Behind Breaking Bond, FOX 26's Randy Wallace looks at a new ruling that ends personal recognizance bonds for defendants charged with misdemeanors and is joined by a special guest!