I’ve seen no reports that Clendennen got relaxed bail conditions in exchange for withdrawing his request for an examination trial. Where did you get that notion?
Twin Peaks lawyer walks away from examining trial for bond changes - August 10
The attorney for Matthew Clendennen, a Twin Peaks defendant who was scheduled for an examining trail today, Monday, August 10, agreed to waive his client's right to the pre-trial procedure in exchange for sweeping changes to his conditions of bond.
Houston lawyer cuts losses in biker pre-trial - August 17
When Cossack Motorcyle Club member Cody Ledbetter appeared a half-hour early for his examining trial before retired Visiting Judge James Morgan Monday afternoon, August 17, he was surprised to learn the issue of enough probable cause to bind him over for a Grand Jury appearance was already settled.Paul Looney, a seasoned defense attorney with offices in Houston and Hempstead, told him, "You lose the ankle bracelet, you lose the curfew, and you lose the travel restrictions."
Twin Peaks bikers bow out of examining trials, get bond modifications - August 19
Prosecutors are establishing a pattern of give and take in the Twin Peaks cases stemming from a deadly shootout that occurred here on May 17.Two key defendants out of the 177 charged with engaging in organized criminal activity chose to waive their right to a pre-indictment examining trial today. Both received modification of their bond conditions in an agreement with the DA's office.
Neither retired Visiting Judge James Morgan, nor prosecutors would reveal the terms of the new bond conditions ordered in the cases of Daniel Pesina, who was still jailed as of Wednesday, August 19, or John R. Wilson, President of the Waco Chapter of the Cossacks Motorcycle Club and proprietor of Legend Cycles, 6514 Interstate 35 South.