People v. Jaquez

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Micki Scherer, J.), entered on or about October 4, 2001, which denied appellant surety’s motion for remission of a bail forfeiture in the amount of $225,000, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The court properly exercised its discretion in denying appellant’s motion for remission of bail, particularly since the underlying defendant still remains at large (see People v Fiannaca, 306 NY 513, 517-518 [1954]; People v Scalise, 105 AD2d 869 [1984], appeal dismissed 64 NY2d 884 [1985]; People v Peerless Ins. Co., 21 AD2d 609, 613-614 [1964]). The People’s…