STANLEY, Commissioner.
The appellant, L. C. Smiddy, waived an examining trial on the charge of murder and was committed to jail without bail being allowed. His habeas corpus petition to be released upon reasonable bond pending action of the grand jury was denied by the Judge of the Harlan Circuit Court and Smiddy appeals.
A person accused of crime for which he might suffer the death penalty has the right to remain at liberty upon reasonable bail pending trial...
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