Legal Opinion
People v. Baker
New York Supreme Court
Decided May 17, 2001PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Laura A. Ward, J.
The petitioner has filed a writ of habeas corpus. This Court has reviewed the petition, the minutes of the March 28, April 16, April 25, and May 3, 2001 proceedings, and the memoranda filed by the parties. The writ seeks review by this Court of the amount of bail fixed in the petitioner’s criminal case by a judge of coordinate jurisdiction and that same judge’s rejection of the surety.
The petitioner’s first trial in the case underlying this petition ended in a mistrial due to the inability of the jury to reach a unanimous verdict. According to the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- People ex rel. Rosenthal v. WolfsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- People Ex Rel. Shapiro v. Keeper of City PrisonNew York Court of Appeals · 1943
- People v. EsquivelNew York Supreme Court · 1993
- Johnson v. CraneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- People v. McIntyreNew York Supreme Court · 1996
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