Legal Opinion

People ex rel. Brown v. Bednosky

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided February 16, 1993PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

— In a habeas corpus proceeding, the appeal is from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Stark, J.), dated December 16, 1992, which sustained the writ to the extent of reducing bail from a $150,000 bond or $50,000 cash to a $150,000 bond or $10,000 cash.

Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, without costs or disbursements, and the proceeding is dismissed.

Considering the nature of the offense, the probability of conviction, and the severity of the sentence which may be imposed, all increasing the risk of flight or unavailability for trial (see, People ex rel. Parone v…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. People ex rel. Parone v. PhimisterNew York Court of Appeals · 1971
  2. People ex rel. Mascia v. JacquinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. People ex rel. Geitschier v. BednowskyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
  2. People v. MohammedNew York Supreme Court · 1996
  3. People ex rel. McVann v. BednoskyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
  4. People ex rel. Schreiber v. Warden of Queens House of Detention for MenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
  5. People ex rel. Schreiber v. Warden of Queens House of Detention for MenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001

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