Johnson v. Crane

Petition, pursuant to CPLR article 78, for a judgment, in the nature of mandamus, to compel consideration of the source of assets offered as indemnification for a bail bond and of the background, character and reputation of the indemnitor, unanimously granted, on the law, without costs, and respondent directed to consider *538testimony relevant thereto in approving or disapproving bail (CPL 520.30).

Respondent Peter Calderon is a criminal defendant under New York County Indictment Number 14838/90 charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first degree (Penal Law §220.21 [1])…