Huff v. Edwards

241 So.2d 654 (1970)

Jimmy C. HUFF

v.

Jonathan R. EDWARDS, Sheriff of Rankin County, Mississippi.

No. 46282.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

December 7, 1970.

McLaurin & Nicols, Brandon, Sullivan, Sullivan & Keyes, Jackson, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by Velia Ann Mayer, Special Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

ETHRIDGE, Chief Justice:

The issue here is whether Jimmy C. Huff, appellant-relator, charged as a prior accessory to murder, is entitled to bail. This depends upon application of the facts to the constitutional standard. Mississippi Constitution section 29 provides:

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