Jerry Lynn Young v. Jim Hubbard, Sheriff of Pontotoc County

Jerry Lynn Young, thrice convicted of armed robbery in Mississippi state court, appeals the denial of his federal habeas corpus petition, contending that the denials of his applications for bail pending appeal are violative of the Constitution. Finding no merit in the appeal, we affirm.

Young was convicted of armed robbery on December 17, 1980, February 19, 1981, and March 13, 1981. He perfected appeals from each conviction to the Mississippi Supreme Court and unsuccessfully sought release on bail during the pendency of the appeals under section 99-35-115 of the Mississippi Code Annotated…