Legal Opinion
Watts v. Pitts
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 6, 1984No. 41224PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hill, Chief Justice.
The sole question raised by this pretrial habeas corpus appeal is whether there is a right to a commitment hearing for the purpose of determining probable cause for the restraint of liberty which results from arrest and release upon the posting of a $300 appearance bond pending trial. The facts of the case are undisputed.
On February 15, 1984, deputy sheriff W. O. Densmore executed the following affidavit before a notary public (the solicitor’s secretary): “Before me personally appeared the undersigned as prosecutor, W. O. Densmore, who being duly sworn, deposes and says…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Gerstein v. PughSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Hensley v. Municipal Court, San Jose-Milpitas Judicial Dist., Santa Clara Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1973
- State v. MiddlebrooksSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- State v. HightowerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- Ballard v. SmithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1969
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Smith v. NicholsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
- Bunyon v. Burke CountyDistrict Court, S.D. Georgia · 2003
- State v. RuffCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
- State v. GilstrapCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
- State v. RuffCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985