CARTER 1, BRYSON 0

Donna Solomon gets the job done for John Carter:

PANEL JUDGES: CARACUZZO, SUSKAUER, SCHER

From JULY 1, 2020 Fifteen Page Opinion:

Petitioner John E. Carter, an attorney facing criminal contempt charges below, filed the instant Emergency Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus and/or Writ of Prohibition after being placed in custody by the trial court pending a mental health evaluation. Petitioner seeks (1) a writ of habeas corpus requiring his immediate release from custody, and (2) a writ of prohibition barring the Honorable Marni Bryson from presiding over the pending contempt proceedings below. Although Petitioner has long been released from custody, we grant his Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus and direct the lower tribunal to conduct a proper bond determination. For the reasons explained herein, we also grant the Petition for Writ of Prohibition and direct that all further proceedings in this matter take place before a different trial judge … “

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