Legal Opinion
Government of the Virgin Islands v. Salvador Santiago Ortiz, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 9, 1970No. 18193_1PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
HASTIE, Chief Judge
The appellant Ortiz is being held without bail under an information filed by the United States Attorney in the District Court of the Virgin Islands charging Ortiz with first degree murder under section 922(a) (1) of Title 14 of the Virgin Islands Code. After the information issued, Ortiz petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus on the ground that his arrest in Puerto Rico and return to the Virgin Islands were illegal. At the hearing on his petition, he also argued that the district court was required to set bail in accordance with the Bail Reform Act of…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Mahon v. JusticeSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Margaret E. Harris v. Donald S. Boreham. Margaret E. Harris v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1956
- Government of the Virgin Islands v. Fitzgerald LovellCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by28 opinions
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