Quillen v. Betts

Southerland, C. J.:

This appeal concerns the admission to bail of a person indicted for a capital offense.

The facts and the proceedings below are as follows:

On December 8, 1952, Quillen, the petitioner below and appellant here (herein called “defendant”), shot and wounded one Banks, was arrested and charged with assault with intent to murder, and was admitted to bail. On January 2, 1953, Banks died and on January 5 defendant was charged with murder in the first degree. It was arranged that the Superior Court should hear and determine the matter of bail. On January 6 defendant petitioned the…