Jackson Free Press

Hinds County Judge William Barnett has set a $200,000 bond for Henry Phillips, who police say have admitted shooting his ex-girlfriend Doris Shavers, in the head. According to The Clarion-Ledger, Barnett has sent the case to a grand jury for "possible indictment." In the case of Heather Spencer, profiled by the JFP along with Doris Shavers, the man accused of murder is in jail without bond.

Previous Comments

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97534

Comment

He deserves no bond period. He admits to having shot her? Everyone who was there knows he did? What on earth will make him stay around for the trial? Someone has probably assumed he can't come up with $20,000 for the bondsman but stranger things have certainly happened. When will our court system start sending clear, concise, and CONSISTENT, messages to domestic abusers and murderers?

Author

BuyJxn

Date

2007-12-10T13:25:51-06:00

ID

97535

Comment

$200K? That's all?!?! If there ever was a need for a $6 million dollar bond. Yeah, $20K is all he actually needs. Considering that he also wielded a gun at a kid before alledgedly killing Ms. Shavers, he shouldn't receive any bond.

Author

golden eagle

Date

2007-12-10T15:08:05-06:00

ID

97536

Comment

Yeah, I don't get the lesser bond. Considering the reports of his activities that night—allegedly pointing the gun at a kid and others—it's hard to imagine that he's even out on bond.

Author

DonnaLadd

Date

2007-12-10T15:09:20-06:00

ID

97537

Comment

When will our court system start sending clear, concise, and CONSISTENT, messages to domestic abusers and murderers? Amen.

Author

DonnaLadd

Date

2007-12-10T15:09:40-06:00

ID

97538

Comment

Remember, Bond simply the amount needed to "insure" the accused arrives at court. That is supposed to be its only function. It is not supposed to be a comment on the crime. AGamma627

Author

AGamm627

Date

2007-12-10T15:22:21-06:00

ID

97539

Comment

Bond simply the amount needed to "insure" the accused arrives at court. That is supposed to be its only function. It is not supposed to be a comment on the crime. So, why do some crimes get higher bonds than others? I do think the nature of the crime plays a role in bonds set.

Author

golden eagle

Date

2007-12-10T15:31:47-06:00

ID

97540

Comment

It does in the sense that someone facing a life sentence with no ties to the community are more likely to disappear than someone facing 24 hours and has deep ties. The nature of the crime does have weight, but only in the matter of will the accuse return to trail. That decision is left up to the individual judges of what amount will insure a subject will return.

Author

AGamm627

Date

2007-12-10T18:01:14-06:00