Scaife v. State

Appellant James Scaife, Jr., was convicted of forgery and sentenced to five years in the circuit court below in Pike County and appeals his case to this court, raising only one point contending that the trial court erred in not granting his motion to dismiss the indictment because a preliminary hearing had not been given Scaife prior to his indictment and trial.

According to the record, a complaint was made against Scaife charging him with forgery and a warrant for Scaife's arrest was issued by the Inferior Court of Pike County, and served on Scaife June 4, 1975. Scaife made bond on June 16,…