State v. Reed
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Virginia Reed was charged on information-with embezzlement, and, on refusal of the-judge to reduce the amount of the bail, applies for writs of habeas corpus and certiorari.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
Relatrix was charged by affidavit on information received with feloniously receiving $100,000, alleged to have been embezzled by a clerk in the office of the state-tax collector of the First district of the parish of Orleans. This affidavit was filed in the Second city criminal court, and the judge,, acting as a committing magistrate, fixed bail in the sum of $50,000. On his refusal to reduce the amount, the present application for a reduction to a reasonable sum was filed in this court. The petition of relator does not disclose why she did not apply for relief to the criminal district court…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- State ex rel. Baumann v. LangridgeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1892
- State v. McColleySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1905
- State ex rel. Milliet v. AucoinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1895
3Cited by4 opinions
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- State v. PattersonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1908
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