Legal Opinion

Martin v. State

Alaska Supreme Court

Decided January 2, 1974No. 1785PublishedCited by 46 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Before RABINOWITZ, C. J., and CONNOR, ERWIN, BOOCHEVER and FITZGERALD, JJ. FITZGERALD, Justice.

These cases come to us as a consolidated appeal seeking declarations of the rights of the defendant in criminal proceedings to bail under the constitution and laws of Alaska and the constitution of the United States. Although the factual circumstances of each case are somewhat different, all three cases challenge the concept of preventive detention.

On June 7, 1972, appellant Richard Snyder was arraigned in the superior court on a charge of forgery. At the time of this arraignment, Snyder was…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Gagnon v. ScarpelliSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Robinson v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  4. Stack v. BoyleSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
  5. Carlson v. LandonSupreme Court of the United States · 1952

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3Cited by46 opinions

  1. Westerman v. CaryWashington Supreme Court · 1995
  2. State v. SearsAlaska Supreme Court · 1976
  3. Hunt v. RothCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
  4. Commonwealth v. McDermottSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  5. Mello v. Superior CourtSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1977

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