People ex rel. Raucci v. Pollard

Petitioner commenced this CPLR article 70 proceeding alleging that County Court (Hoye, J.) abused its discretion in twice denying his bail application. Following a hearing, Supreme Court determined that County Court had properly considered the appropriate statutory factors in denying the bail application and dismissed the petition. Petitioner appeals.

The scope of our review in this habeas corpus proceeding is limited to a determination of whether the bail court abused its *1433statutory discretion in denying petitioner’s application or if the denial was unconstitutionally arbitrary (see People ex…