People ex rel. Bird v. Behagen

Relators, Joan Bird and Afeni Shakur, seek, by habeas corpus, to review a determination by Mr. Justice Murtagh, made during the course of trial, revoking their bail and remanding them to custody pending further order of the court. The plain purpose of the application is to place the issue in a form appropriate for appellate review.

Bail for these two defendants was exonerated on February 8, 1971, under circumstances which, hereafter, will be adverted to. Thereafter, on February 19, 1971, relators brought this proceeding on before me. At the outset, I voiced the opinion that, despite my…