Legal Opinion
Smith v. Cada
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided February 15, 1977No. 1 CA-CIV 3403PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JACOBSON, Presiding Judge.
The fundamental issue on appeal is whether the deprivation of an opportunity for a DWI defendant to contact his attorney and to effectuate bail when he possessed upon his person a cash amount exceeding the established master bail schedule for the offense charged prevented the obtaining of independent evidence of sobriety, thus depriving him of a fair trial.
These legal issues arise under the following pertinent factual background.
Appellee Cada was arrested at approximately 12:40 a. m. and charged with driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of liquor,…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- In Re MartinCalifornia Supreme Court · 1962
- State v. MunseySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1956
- Fallis v. Department of Motor VehiclesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1968
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3Cited by55 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. AlanoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
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