People ex rel. Meis v. Horn

*318OPINION OF THE COURT

Martin Marcus, J.

In this matter, the petitioner is incarcerated on several charges for which cash only bail has been set. He seeks a writ of habeas corpus, asserting that he is being illegally detained because he has been denied his statutory right to two forms of bail.1 Having received papers from the petitioner and the People, and having heard both in oral argument, for the reasons set forth below, I deny the petitioner the relief he seeks and dismiss his petition.

In January 2009, after the petitioner was charged in a felony complaint with arson in the third degree, bail…