WATTS v. GRIMES

24535.

224 Ga. 227 (1968)

161 S.E.2d 286

WATTS v. GRIMES, Sheriff.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided April 8, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter M. Henritze, Jr., for appellant.

Lewis R. Slaton, Solicitor General, J. Walter LeCraw, J. Roger Thompson, for appellee.


MOBLEY, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Fulton County denying the writ of habeas corpus to Alice Watts, who had been convicted of a felony (shoplifting) and sentenced to serve five years. Her contention is that she is being illegally detained because the trial judge denied bail to her pending her appeal. Held:

Section 7 of the Appellate Practice Act (Ga. L. 1965, pp. 18, 22; Code Ann. § 6-1001) provides...

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