Ex Parte Cantu

Appellant is under indictment in the district court of Hidalgo County, Texas, for the murder of his wife. He applied for and was granted a habeas corpus hearing before the district judge to determine whether he was entitled to bail. Upon such hearing he was remanded without bail from which judgment this appeal is prosecuted.

Attorneys for appellant and also our State's Attorney have furnished briefs presenting their views regarding the questions involved, as well as oral arguments supporting their respective views.

There seems to be no difference between them as to the principles of law…