State v. Bumpers

The petitioner, Timothy 0. Bumpers, filed this petition for a writ of habeas corpus directing Judge Thomas ap Roger Jones to reinstate his bail. Bumpers was arrested and indicted for three counts of possessing controlled substances. His bail was originally set at $1,500. Bumpers posted that bail and was released. On September 27, 2002, the State moved to have Bumpers’s bail revoked, stating as the ground that Bumpers had been arrested for a new offense while he was free on bail. Judge Jones granted the State’s request and Bumpers was arrested for the bail violation. No bail-revocation hearing…