Ex parte Towndrow

Citations

• 20 N.M. 631
• 151 P. 761

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>1. Section 4440, Code 1915, does not make it compulsory for tbe judge of a court to grant bail to one wbo falls witbin tbe circumstances described herein, but vests in sucb judge a discretion. .. P. 633</p> <p>2. An indictment charging murder in the first degree raises a presumption that the proof is evident and the presumption great of the guilt of the accused. The presumption is prima facie, not conclusive.</p> <p>P. 634</p>