Alvis v. State

PRICE, Judge.

Appellant was arrested under a warrant sworn out 'before the Honorable K. J. Griffith, Judge of the County Court of Cullman' County, charging him with the offense of assault with intent to murder his father, Elmer Alvis.

He was committed to jail, in default of giving bail in the amount of $2000.00, to await the action of the grand jury.

Appellant filed his petition for a writ of' habeas corpus before the Honorable Newton Powell, a Judge of the Eight Judicial Circuit, seeking release from imprisonment.

After hearing the testimony the Judge entered an order denying the writ and *371remandi…