Barber v. State

This writ of error is to a judgment upholding a supersedeas bail in the sum of $10,000.00 required of petitioner who stood convicted of murder in the second degree. The purpose of the habeas corpus was to secure a reduction in the amount of bond that had been fixed under conviction. The Circuit Judge found after a full hearing that the requirement of a $10,000.00 supersedeas bond was not unreasonable, or tantamount to the denial of bail, and remanded petitioner.

Our conclusion is that after conviction the test of reasonableness must be applied in fixing the amount of a supersedeas bond under…