Legal Opinion
Goodine v. Griffin
District Court, S.D. Georgia
Decided February 27, 1970No. Civ. A. Nos. 2596-2602PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
ALEXANDER A. LAWRENCE, Chief Judge.
Petitioners apply for writs of habeas corpus on the ground that they are being detained in State custody in violation of the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments. Following indictment and arrest on bench warrants for violation of Ga.Code Supp. § 79A-803 (possession and selling of heroin), Judge Dunbar Harrison of the Eastern Circuit fixed bail for the defendants in amounts varying from $50,000 to $100,000. Petitioners assert that it is excessive. After an informal application to the Judge, who refused to entertain a request for reduction, the accused have…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Ni Pilkinton v. The Circuit Court of Howell County, MissouriCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1963
- Jones v. GrimesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1964
- Reid v. PerkersonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1950
- Watts v. GrimesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1968
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Gresham v. DellDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1986
- Revty v. CommonwealthDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1973