Legal Opinion
Barnett v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided October 26, 1976No. 8 Div. 727PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
L. S. MOORE, Supernumerary Circuit Judge.
The appellant, Judy Mae Barnett, was indicted in June, 1975. The indictment charged her with murder in the first degree. Upon the filing of the indictment bail was fixed by the circuit judge at $20,-000 on June 11, 1975. The appellant’s appearance bond was approved by the sheriff on June 14,1975, and she was released from the county jail. The district attorney filed a motion on June 26,1975, to raise the bond from $20,000 to $22,000. This motion was granted without a hearing and without any evidence being taken in support thereof. One of the grounds…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Hamilton v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Canizio v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Ex Parte BynumSupreme Court of Alabama · 1975
- Whitehead v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1921
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3Cited by3 opinions
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