Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 1917

Ex Parte Douglass

Ex Parte Douglass
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Decided February 28, 1917 · Davidson
192 S.W.2d 1163; 80 Tex. Crim. 647; 192 S.W. 1163; 1917 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 37 (South Western Reporter, Second Series)

Ex Parte Douglass

Opinion of the Court

DAVIDSON, Presiding Judge.

Appellant, under habeas corpus proceedings, was denied hail under a charge of killing J. J. Mitchell. Upon trial the court denied bail, and appellant prosecutes this appeal.

*648 Without reviewing the facts or going into the details of the testimony, we are of opinion that the court was in error and that the appellant was entitled to bail and fix that amount at $7500.

Upon the giving of bond as required by law in said amount, relator will be discharged from custody.

Bail granted.

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