Legal Opinion

People ex rel. Meyer v. Warden of the House of Detention for Men

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided October 4, 1989PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Writ of habeas corpus in the nature of an application to fix reasonable bail upon indictment No. 12599/89. Production of the person of Joseph Fama has been waived.

Upon the papers filed in support of the application for the writ and the papers filed in opposition thereto, and after hearing oral argument in support thereof and in opposition thereto, it is

Adjudged that the application is denied and the writ dismissed, without costs or disbursements.

It is well established that "[o]n the return of a writ of habeas corpus, the scope of inquiry is 'only as to the legality of *414the denial of bail, as…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. People ex rel. Klein v. KruegerNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
  2. People Ex Rel. Shapiro v. Keeper of City PrisonNew York Court of Appeals · 1943
  3. People ex rel. Parone v. PhimisterNew York Court of Appeals · 1971
  4. People Ex Rel. Parker v. HasenauerNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
  5. People Ex Rel. Weisenfeld v. WARDEN, NEW YORK DET. FACILITY AT RIKER'S ISLANDNew York Court of Appeals · 1975

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. People ex rel. Gamble v. RomanoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
  2. People ex rel. Morales v. WardenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990

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