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Magistrate issues temporary emergency protection order, sets $10,000 bond in stalking case
Summary
At a Travis County Court magistrate hearing, a magistrate advised a defendant of rights, set a $10,000 bond and issued a temporary emergency protection order that bars contact and firearm possession and prohibits the defendant from coming within 200 yards of the protected person through March 5.
A magistrate at Travis County Court read formal advisements, set a $10,000 bond and issued a temporary emergency protection order in a stalking case during a magistrate hearing.
The magistrate told the defendant, "As you sit here before me this evening, under Texas law, you are presumed to be innocent," and explained that the court's role at the magistrate stage is not to decide guilt. The defendant was informed of the right to remain silent, the right to counsel and the right to request a court-appointed lawyer.
The magistrate described the charge as stalking filed as a third-degree felony and said the punishment range for a third-degree felony can be "anywhere 2 to 10 years in prison and up to a $10,000 fine." The magistrate said the defendant's bail was set at…
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