Blackwell v. Sessums

284 So.2d 38 (1973)

Joseph O. BLACKWELL

v.

C.O. SESSUMS, Sheriff of Sunflower County, Mississippi.

No. 47835.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

October 8, 1973.

Rehearing Denied October 29, 1973.

Barnett, Montgomery, McClintock & Cunningham, Jackson, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by Timmie Hancock, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

WALKER, Justice:

This is an appeal from an order of the Circuit Judge of Sunflower County denying bail to appellant after a habeas corpus hearing.

On August 21, 1973, the appellant was charged with the murder of one L.C. Nelson and after a preliminary hearing…