Medlin v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 3 — BAIL BONDS APPEAL EROM NICHOLAS CIRCUIT COURT. CITED 14 B. Mon. 291, Commonwealth v. Bronson. 1 Bush, 59, Commonwealth v. Branch. CITED Criminal Code, secs. 81, 96, 97. 1 Bush, 113, Kirby v. Commonwealth.
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE LINDSAY
delivered the opinion oe the court.
Allen King was in custody charged with the crime of murder, and was by an examining court admitted to bail in the sum of $400, and the appellants, Medlin and others, became his bondsmen. The bail-bond was forfeited, and upon a proceeding to enforce the. forfeiture the bondsmen answered and stated substantially that after the execution of the bond, and after King had been discharged from custody, a second warrant was taken out against him for the same offense; that he was again arrested and brought before a second examining court in order that…
2Cited by5 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. SkaggsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1913
- McDonald v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1926
- People v. MaldonadoNew York Supreme Court · 1966