Case Name: Ex Parte Felix R. Jones
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1917-10-17
Citations: 81 Tex. Crim. 646
Docket Number: No. 4709
Parties: Ex Parte Felix R. Jones.
Judges: 
Reporter: Texas Criminal Reports
Volume: 81
Pages: 646–647

Head Matter:
Ex Parte Felix R. Jones.
No. 4709.
Decided October 17, 1917.
Motion of State for rehearing overruled October 31, 1917.
Murder — Habeas Corpus — Bail—Burden of Proof.
This court adheres to the opinion that the burden of proof rests upon the State to show by “proof evident” that a capital crime was committed and that relator was the guilty agent, and while the evidence will not be discussed, the relator is entitled to bail.
Appeal from the Hon. W. D. Howe, Judge, in vacation.
Appeal from habeas corpus proceedings denying bail.
Marvin Simpson, M. Scarborough, and C. L. Vowell, for appellant.
On question of evident proof: Ex parte Boyott, 19 Texas Crim. App., 17; Ex parte Evers, 29 id., 539; Ex parte Russell, 71 Texas Crim. Rep., 377, 160 S. W. Rep., 75; Ex parte Stephenson, 71 Texas Crim. Rep., 380, 160 S. W. Rep., 77.
E. B. Hendricks, Assistant Attorney General, for the State.

Opinion:
MORROW, Judge.
Belator is charged with murder, and complains of the order of the trial court denying him bail.
A perusal of the facts constrains us to hold that the court was in error in rendering the judgment. It is ordered reversed, and relator is granted bail in the sum of $10,000.
Bail granted.