People Ex Rel. Weisenfeld v. WARDEN, NEW YORK DET. FACILITY AT RIKER'S ISLAND

Memorandum. The order of the Appellate Division should be reversed.

On the return of a writ of habeas corpus, the scope of inquiry is "only as to the legality of the denial of bail, as to whether or not the denying Court has abused its discretion by denying bail without reasons or for reasons insufficient in law” (People ex rel. Shapiro v Keeper of City Prison, 290 NY 393, 399, emphasis in original; see, also, People ex rel. Klein v Krueger, 25 NY2d 497, 500-501). Relevant factors in granting or denying bail are "[t]he nature of the offense, probability of conviction, and severity of the…