People v. Levy
New York Supreme Court
Appeal by the plaintiff, The People of the State of New York, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the New York Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 23d day of June, 1915, vacating a judgment entered upon a forfeited recognizance, and directing the return of the cash bail applied to the payment of said judgment.
1Opinion of the Court
Scott, J.:
Jacob Levy was arrested by a railroad policeman at the Grand Central Station in the city of New York, and was arraigned before a city magistrate charged with disorderly conduct and an attempt at pocket picking. He applied for an adjournment and one Henry Knoch became his surety, depositing $1,000 in cash as bail. On the adjourned day Levy applied for a further adjournment which the magistrate granted only until two o’clock of the same day. At that time Levy failed to appear, his bail was forfeited and a judgment entered, whereupon the chamberlain with whom the bail had 'been…
2Cases cited94 opinions
- People Ex Rel. Comaford v. . DutcherNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
- People of the State of N.Y. v. . QuiggNew York Court of Appeals · 1874
- People, Ex Rel. Gilbert v. . LaidlawNew York Court of Appeals · 1886
- People v. StagerNew York Supreme Court · 1833
- Gildersleeve v. PeopleNew York Supreme Court · 1850
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