Johnson v. Aldredge

Grice, Justice.

It is in effect stated in the brief of counsel for the plaintiff that his client has been convicted of a misdemeanor and sentenced therefor, and that the object of the application for habeas corpus was to secure her release, her insistence being that she held a pardon from the Governor. In the brief by the defendant in error there is nothing to negative that statement. Under rule 15 of this court we are authorized to take as true the statement above referred to. There are numerous provisions of our law in regard to bail, such as giving bail in a court of inquiry (Code, §…