Ex Parte Smith

Ike Smith, being charged with the offense of manslaughter and being held in jail in default of posting bail as fixed by the County Judge in the sum of Fifteen Hundred ($1500.00) Dollars, sued out writ of habeas corpus to- procure an order reducing the amount of bail required.

After the taking of testimony, the Circuit Judge declined to make the desired order and petitioner sued out writ of error to this Court.

The record fails to show that the petitioner could make bail in any sum. In fact, it is shown that he could not make bail in any appreciable amount. So it appears that with the facts…