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WITT v. MORAN

Nos. 89-296-M.P., 89-303-M.P.

572 A.2d 261 (1990)

Susan WITT v. John MORAN, Director Department of Corrections. Affadella JORDAN v. John MORAN, Director Department of Corrections.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

March 23, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward J. Corcoran, II, for Susan Witt.

Richard Casparian, Public Defender, Paula Rosin, Barbara Hurst, Asst. Public Defenders, for Affadella Jordan.

James E. O'Neill, Atty. Gen., Caroline Cole Cornwell, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jeffrey Greer, Asst. Atty. Gen., for defendant.

OPINION

MURRAY, Justice.

This consolidated case is before the court on petitions for writs of certiorari filed by the defendants, Susan Witt and Affadella Jordan. At their bail hearings in the Second Division District Court on May 24, 1989, the defendants were ordered held without bail pursuant to G.L. 1956 (1981 Reenactment) § 12-13-5.1, as amended by P.L. 1988, ch. 652, § 1. They now appeal claiming that the bail statute is unconstitutional....

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