Apachito v. Navajo Nation

Opinion delivered by

YAZZIE, Chief Justice.

This case comes before us on a petition for issuance of writ of habeas corpus. Petitioner (“Apachito”) challenges the legality of his incarceration, which resulted from the Alamo Circuit Court’s decision to deny him pretrial bail release. We heard oral arguments on September 6,2002 and we denied the petition. We now issue our opinion on the matter. In this case, we are asked to decide whether Nav. R. Cr. P. 15(d) requires a trial court to make specific detailed written findings to support its decision to deny pretrial release of a criminal defendant.…