Legal Opinion
People v. Terrell
New York County Courts
Decided April 14, 1970PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDavid O. Boehm, J.
On this application for bail, decision was reserved and a hearing ordered. (People v. Terrell, March 4, 1970.) It was there said: “ Although the constitutional guarantees against excessive bail (N. Y. Const., art. I, § 5; U. S. Const., Eighth Amendment), do not require bail as of right in felony cases and the court is given considerable discretion in capital cases, (Code Crim. Pro., §§ 552, 553), nevertheless such discretion is not ‘ pure or unfettered ’ and ‘ calls for a fact determination, not a mere fiat.’ (People ex rel. Lobell v. McDonnell, 296 N. Y. 109, 111; cf. People ex rel. Klein v.…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- People Ex Rel. Shapiro v. Keeper of City PrisonNew York Court of Appeals · 1943
- People Ex Rel. Lobell v. McDonnellNew York Court of Appeals · 1947
- People ex rel. Deliz v. Warden of City PrisonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1940
- People v. MelvilleCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1970
- People v. Bach, New York County Courts1970
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Wallace v. KernCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- People v. FormanCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1989
- People ex rel. La Force v. SkinnerNew York Supreme Court · 1971
- People v. DerisiNew York District Court · 1981
- People v. McIntyreNew York Supreme Court · 1996
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