Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Schiff v. Brennan
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided April 28, 1983No. 14882PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RIORDAN, Justice.
The State seeks a writ of prohibition or superintending control to review the district court’s granting of bail to Rod Hopper (Hopper) after he had been arrested on a governor’s extradition warrant. We find that bail should not have been granted.
The issue on appeal is whether Hopper is entitled to bail after a governor’s extradition warrant has been served.
The facts set forth in the writ of prohibition are as follows. Hopper is a fugitive from the State of Wisconsin, where he was charged with the crime of theft. On February 16, 1983, he was arrested in New Mexico on a…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Grano v. StateSuperior Court of Delaware · 1969
- Prasan Meechaicum v. James H. Fountain, Sheriff of Reno County, Kansas and J. Stanley Hill, District Judge, 27th Judicial DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1983
- Winnick v. ReillySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1924
- In Re Haney for a Writ of Habeas Corpus to Obtain BailIdaho Supreme Court · 1955
- State v. Second Judicial District CourtNevada Supreme Court · 1970
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3Cited by43 opinions
- Richardson Ex Rel. Estate of Richardson v. Carnegie Library Restaurant, Inc.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1988
- Hydro Conduit Corp. v. KembleNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1990
- Guthmann v. La Vida LlenaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1985
- Loveland v. Orem City Corp.Utah Supreme Court · 1987
- FIRST NAT. BANK IN ALBUQUERQUE v. SanchezNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1991
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