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139 Ala. 661

State v. Durham

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided November 15, 1903

Supreme Court of Alabama · decided 1903-11-15

<p>Appeal from tbe Circuit Court of Madison.</p> <p>Tried before the Hon. Osceola Kyle.</p>

Decided 1903-11-15

¶1The appellee, Jesse Durham, being imprisoned in the county jail of Madison county under an indictment for murder in the first degree, filed a petition in this cause for a writ of habeas corpus, and applied for bail during the regular term of the circuit court of Madison county, the petition being addressed to the judge of the circuit court. After hearing the facts in the case the judge admitted the petitioner to bail, and from the judgment in this behalf, the State prosecutes the present appeal.

¶2The judgment admitting the petitioner to bail is reversed, and a judgment is here rendered denying the bail to the defendant and dismissing the petition.

Opinion Per Curiam.
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