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HUFF v. EDWARDS

No. 46282.

241 So.2d 654 (1970)

Jimmy C. HUFF v. Jonathan R. EDWARDS, Sheriff of Rankin County, Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

December 7, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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:

Excessive bail shall not be required, and all persons shall, before conviction, be bailable by sufficient sureties, except for capital offenses when the proof is evident or presumption great...

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