Legal Opinion

Jordan v. State

Alabama Court of Appeals

Decided January 29, 1957No. 1 Div. 743PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

CATES, Judge.

Under Code 1940, Title 15, Section 369, Jordan here seeks enlargement on bail pending trial. He was denied bail by the Circuit Court of Washington County wherein had been delivered an indictment accusing him of murder in the first degree.

We have reviewed the record and the evidence on the hearing below en banc, *675and on authority of Colvin v. State, 36 Ala. App. 104, 53 So.2d 99, and Smith v. Bridges, 1957, ante, p. 666, 92 So.2d 60, reverse the judgment and decree below.

It is ordered that appellant be admitted to bail upon recognizance in the amount of $5,000 upon sureties and in…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Colvin v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1951
  2. Smith v. BridgesAlabama Court of Appeals · 1957

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Nix v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1958

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