Legal Opinion
People v. Agard
New York Supreme Court
Decided October 20, 1998Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Seymour Rotker, J.
*629ISSUE PRESENTED
The issue presented in the defendant’s motion is whether the Supreme Court, Queens County, has jurisdiction to order the defendant’s immediate release or, at the very least, grant him bail, notwithstanding the pendency of the People’s petition for rehearing before the United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
PROCEDURAL HISTORY
In order to understand the circumstances of the instant motion, a review of the procedural history of the case is necessary. The defendant, Ray Agard, was convicted on February 25,1991 in the Supreme Court,…
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- Bonnie Sargent v. Columbia Forest Products, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996
- Ray Agard v. Leonard Portuondo, Superintendent of Fishkill Correctional FacilityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1997
- WHDH, Inc. v. Federal Communications CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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