Ex parte Prewitt
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the circuit court of Attala county. How. James A. Teat, Judge. Application by B. P. Prewitt for bail pending an appeal from a conviction of a felony. The.facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. The record in this case is lost.
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, C. J.
Some time since B. P. Prewitt was convicted of a felony in the circuit court of Attala county and sentenced to serve a term of imprisonment in the state penitentiary. Prom this judgment an appeal was taken by him, and the cause is now pending in this court. Having applied to the trial judge for bail pending bis appeal, under section 67 of the Code of 1906, and been denied be now applies to this court therefor. This application is contested by the attorney-general on two grounds: (1) That so much of section 67 as confers on this court jurisdiction to grant bail pending an appeal is in…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Ex parte AtkinsonMississippi Supreme Court · 1911
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