Legal Opinion
In Re Tarr
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided April 20, 1973No. H-640PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAMERON, Vice Chief Justice.
This is a petition for writ of habeas corpus in which the petitioner asked that he be admitted to bail pending trial.
We are called upon to answer only one question and that is: Where the Arizona'' statute imposing the death penalty has been stricken by the United States Supreme Court, may a person charged with first degree murder, a crime previously punishable by death, be denied admission to bail pending trial on that charge ?
The facts necessary for a determination of this matter are as follows. An indictment was returned against the petitioner, Seth Ulysses Tarr,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1972
- Ex Parte ContellaCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
- Re WelischArizona Supreme Court · 1917
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3Cited by11 opinions
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