DISMISSED and Opinion Filed October 25, 2021
In The
Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-21-00780-CV
No. 05-21-00781-CV
No. 05-21-00782-CV
No. 05-21-00783-CV
IN RE DRALON PATTERSON, Relator
Original Proceedings from the Criminal District Court No. 5
Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause Nos. F19-25779-QL,
F19-75183-PL, F19-75218-PL & F19-40572-PL
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Justices Schenck, Nowell, and Garcia
Opinion by Justice Nowell
Dralon Patterson has filed a petition for writ of mandamus requesting that the
trial court be compelled to either grant him a personal recognizance bond or else
reduce the total amount of bail in his pending cases to $10,000. As grounds for relief,
relator contends his bail is excessive and the trial court has erred in twice denying
his requests to reduce the amount of bail.
Although relator has filed these cases as mandamus proceedings, he actually
seeks interlocutory appeal of the trial court’s bond determinations. The Court does
not have jurisdiction to review interlocutory appeals regarding excessive bail or the
denial of bail. Ragston v. State, 424 S.W.3d 49, 52 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014).
Accordingly, we dismiss these proceedings for want of jurisdiction.
/Erin A. Nowell//
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in Re: Dralon Patterson
Combined Opinion