People ex rel. Feldman v. Warden on New York City Correctional Institute for Women

We agree with the statement in the dissent that we must be governed in our determination by a consideration of *257the best interests of the child involved in this proceeding. Unfortunately, since the child was never produced in court it is difficult to know how to best deal with the situation. The record is clear that this appellant has stubbornly, willfully and contumaciously refused to obey the direction of the court to produce the child. The experienced jurist, before whom this proceeding has been pending from its very start about 14 months ago, held prolonged hearings which lasted about five…