Ex Parte Fleming

The petitioner, Melvin Sydney Fleming, Jr., filed this petition for a writ of habeas corpus directing the Honorable M. Ashley McKathan, circuit judge for the Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit, to set a reasonable bail in his case. On November 1, 2000, Fleming was arrested and charged with possession of precursor chemicals1 and possession of a controlled substance. He was released on bail. On November 29, 2000, Fleming was arrested and charged with trafficking in methamphetamine, possession of precursor chemicals, possession of a controlled substance, and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was…