People ex rel. Balk v. Warden Queens House of Detention for Men

In this habeas corpus proceeding, we sustain* the writ to the extent of directing transfer of the case to the Family Court, Queens County, and dismissing the indictment.

Stefan Krcelic, on whose behalf the petition in this habeas corpus proceeding was made, stands indicted for the crimes of attempted murder, assault in the first degree and possession of *225weapons and dangerous instruments and appliances as a misdemeanor, all arising out of the alleged stabbing of his wife on the afternoon of July 17, 1974. The ground upon which this proceeding is based is that Krcelic’s continued detention is…