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p. 512[Crim. No. 526. In Chambers. February 20, 1899.] Ex parte MYRON AZHDERIAN, on Habeas Corpus.
Headnote
Criminal Law—Conviction of Extortion—Appeal—Admission to Bail —Illness of Appellant.—Upon appeal from a judgment of conviction of extortion, where it appeared from the uncontradicted affidavits of physicians that the appellant was seriously ill, and would probably die within a short time if his imprisonment in the county jail was continued—held, that the appellant should be admitted to bail pending the final determination of the appeal.HABEAS CORPUS for admission to bail of an appellant pending his appeal from a judgment of conviction of extortion in the Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco. Carroll Cook, Judge.
The facts are stated in the opinion.
Dorn & Dorn, for Petitioner.
Myron Azhderian having applied for bail pending his appeal to this court, and it appearing from the uncontradicted affidavits of the city and county physician and other medical gentlemen that he is undergoing a severe illness and will probably die within a short time if his imprisonment in the county jail continues, it is therefore ordered that he be admitted to bail in the sum of seventeen thousand dollars, pending the final determination of his appeal to this court from a conviction of felony, to wit, extortion.
Said bond to be approved by John Haynes, commissioner of this court.