Case Name: Gamwell Clark Rogers v. Rex Sweat, as Sheriff of Duval County
Court: Florida Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1940-11-01
Citations: 144 Fla. 651
Docket Number: 
Parties: Gamwell Clark Rogers v. Rex Sweat, as Sheriff of Duval County
Judges: Brown, Buford, Chapman and Ti-iomas, J. J., concur.
Reporter: Florida Reports
Volume: 144
Pages: 651–651

Head Matter:
Gamwell Clark Rogers v. Rex Sweat, as Sheriff of Duval County
198 So. 466
En Banc
Opinion Filed November 1, 1940
Rehearing Denied November 22, 1940
Fuller Warren, for Plaintiff in Error;
George Couper Gibbs, Attorney General, and William Fisher, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, 'for Defendant in Error.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
This cause coming on to be heard on writ of error to an order denying bail to petitioner charged with a capital offense. We express no opinion as to the probative force of the evidence but a majority of the Court have reached the conclusion that the state of the record as presented is such that the petitioner may be released on bail which is hereby fixed at the sum of $2,500.00, to be approved by the Sheriff of Duval County, Florida.
It is so ordered.
Brown, Buford, Chapman and Ti-iomas, J. J., concur.
Chief Justice Terrell and Justice Whitfield not participating as authorized by Section 4687, Compiled. General Laws of 1927, and Rule 21-A of the Rules of this Court.