Ex parte Thompson

OPINION

GREEN, Commissioner.

This is an appeal from an order of the trial court after a habeas corpus hearing held for the purpose of seeking a reduction of bail before trial in two cases where appellant stands indicted for the offense of delivery of a controlled substance; namely, cocaine in one indictment and methamphetamine in the other. Both offenses are alleged to have been committed in January, 1974.

Appellant contends that the court abused its discretion in refusing to reduce the amount of bail to a reasonable amount.

The record reflects that appellant was arrested on February 15, 1974 in…