Caraway v. State

HARRIS, Judge.

This appeal is from the judgment of the Circuit Court of Covington County denying appellant’s petition for a writ of error coram nobis.

Appellant was arrested on May 31, 1971, for killing his wife. He was given a preliminary hearing at which time he was represented by retained counsel. Following this hearing, he was held for action by the Grand Jury and denied bond. Thereafter a petition for writ of habeas corpus seeking bond was filed in the Circuit Court and was denied.

He was indicted for murder in the first degree and on August 23, 1971, two prominent and distinguished trial…