Legal Opinion
Barber v. Moran
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided January 10, 1991No. Civ. A. No. 87-0323-TPublished
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
TORRES, District Judge.
Byron Barber has objected to a Magistrate’s Report recommending that his petition for a writ of habeas corpus be denied. The Court concludes that the petition should be denied but for reasons different from those expressed by the magistrate.
FACTS
Barber was convicted in state court of first degree sexual assault. After his conviction, he moved to have bail set pending an appeal to the Rhode Island Supreme Court. The trial judge denied the motion, and Barber appealed that denial also. The Rhode Island Supreme Court affirmed the decision to deny bail…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Sibron v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Brown v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Anderson v. HarlessSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Normand Gagne v. Michael Fair, Commissioner of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- David Marchand v. Director, U.S. Probation OfficeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1970
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