Strickland v. Darby

IRVING, P.J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. This appeal arises from the Panola County Circuit Court’s denial of Marion Strickland’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus, seeking a reduction in bail originally set by the Panola County Justice Court. At the time that he filed his petition, Strickland was imprisoned in the Panola County jail under the supervision and control of Dennis Darby, Sheriff of Panola County, Mississippi. Strickland alleges that the circuit court erred in denying his petition because the amount of bail and the restrictions on his release are both unreasonable and excessive. Finding…