Legal Opinion
Pressley v. Wayne County Sheriff
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided February 10, 1971No. Docket 9992PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*304Levin, P. J.
The plaintiff, Kenneth Pressley, commenced this action in the Wayne County Circuit Court claiming that he and other persons similarly situated had been deprived of the right to post bail under the 10% bail deposit act.1 Under that act, persons accused of committing traffic offenses and misdemeanors may post bail by depositing 10% of the amount of the bail set by the court and signing a bail bond.
Judges of the Traffic and Ordinance Division of the Recorder’s Court of the City of Detroit take the position that they may deny particular offenders the benefit of the 10% bail deposit…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Perin v. PeulerMichigan Supreme Court · 1964
- Smith v. SwormstedtSupreme Court of the United States · 1854
- Washington v. LeeDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1966
- Bond v. Ann Arbor School DistrictMichigan Supreme Court · 1970
- Daniels v. PeopleMichigan Supreme Court · 1859
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Paley v. Coca Cola CompanyMichigan Supreme Court · 1973
- People v. WILLIAMS 2Michigan Court of Appeals · 1973
- Cahill v. Fifteenth District JudgeMichigan Supreme Court · 1974
- Citizens for Pre-Trial Justice v. GoldfarbMichigan Court of Appeals · 1979
- Cahill v. Fifteenth District JudgeMichigan Court of Appeals · 1976
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