Legal Opinion
Todd Smith v. Louis F. Mann, Warden, Shawangunk Correctional Facility
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 12, 1999No. 98-2201PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN M. WALKER, JR., Circuit Judge:
Habeas corpus petitioner, Todd Smith, appeals from the district court’s denial of his petition to vacate his state conviction on the ground that his trial in absentia violated his rights under the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution.
Smith was arraigned on December 22, 1988 before Broome County Court in the State of New York on an indictment alleging felony sale and possession of cocaine. After his bail was reduced from $150,000 to $15,000, he posted the bond and was released on March 8, 1989. At the time of his release, Smith informed the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Taylor v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Crosby v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- United States v. John Tortora, United States of America v. Samuel SantoroCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- United States v. Lorenzo Nichols, Howard MasonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
- Nelson v. WalkerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1997
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3Cited by41 opinions
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- Gary F. Cohen v. Daniel A. Senkowski, Superintendent, Clinton Correctional FacilityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2002
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