Legal Opinion
People v. Brown
New York Supreme Court
Decided September 12, 1978PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Philip J. Chetta, J.
This is a motion by a surety in a criminal case to vacate a forfeiture of bail.
An interesting question is presented in this case: Does a stay of execution extend the one-year time period for recovery of bail? The People take the negative position, relying on a century-old case. Surety challenges this view and characterizes the case as a ghost of the past which should now be laid to rest.
The facts are as follows: Defendant, Henry Brown, was indicted in Queens, charged with robbery. His mother-in-law, in the interest of marital harmony, advanced the sum…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- People Ex Rel. Shapiro v. Keeper of City PrisonNew York Court of Appeals · 1943
- People Ex Rel. Lobell v. McDonnellNew York Court of Appeals · 1947
- People v. . BennettNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
- People v. Public Service Mutual InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- People v. Continental Casualty Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1950
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3Cited by4 opinions
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