People ex rel. Cooke v. McNulty

Having allegedly made three sales of heroin to a member of the New York State Police, petitioner was indicted by an Albany County Grand Jury on January 23, 1975 for three counts of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, a class A-III felony in violation of subdivision 1 of section 220.39 of the Penal Law. After a bail application hearing conducted by an Albany County Judge on April 15, 1975, bail was set in the amount of $10,000. Subsequently, petitioner obtained a writ of habeas corpus from a Supreme Court Justice who found that bail excessive and reduced it in amount…