State v. Hedges

Appellee was indicted for murder in tbe second degree, and on tbe day of bis arrest filed his application to be let to bail, to which appellant filed an answer in general denial, and tbe matter was beard and appellee admitted to bail.

Tbe issues as claimed by tbe State on that bearing were, (1) whether tbe proof of appellee’s guilt was evident, or tbe presumption strong, and (2) whether on that bearing ap*590pellee could, over the objection of the State, introduce the testimony of witnesses who were not before the grand jury, and on whose testimony the State on the hearing declared it would not…