LEE v. LAWSON

No. 51628.

375 So.2d 1019 (1979)

Rena LEE v. Robert "Tot" LAWSON, Sheriff of Pike County, Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

October 10, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mack Brabham, McComb, for appellant.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by Karen Gilfoy, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before PATTERSON, C.J., and SUGG and WALKER, JJ.


WALKER, Justice, for the Court:

This is an appeal from the County Court of Pike County, Mississippi, wherein the appellant filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus alleging that she was indigent and unable to afford any sum of money for a bail bond and praying that she be released on her own recognizance. The lower court reduced her bond from $10,000 to $2,500, but refused to release her on her own recognizance. The appellant has perfected this appeal from the...

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