State ex rel. Van Eeghen v. Williams

THORNAL, Justice.

Appellant Van Eeghen seeks reversal of an order of the Circuit Judge dismissing a writ of habeas corpus and remanding him to the custody of appellee Sheriff without bail.

The only question before us is whether the evidence presented to the trial judge was sufficient to justify the denial of bail in a capital case.

Appellant Van Eeghen was indicted by a Grand Jury and charged with first degree murder. He petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus to test his right to bail. The writ was issued and made returnable before the Circuit Judge. After hearing all of the testimony, the…