Quinn v. Shapiro

In a proceeding under article 78 of the Civil Practice Act brought by the District Attorney of Queens County, the application was granted and an order was made prohibiting the appellant, a Magistrate of the City of New York, from making an order remitting the forfeiture of cash bail deposited in *895the Magistrate’s Court. Decision was made on the ground that section 597 of the Code of Criminal Procedure does not authorize a magistrate of the city of New York to remit such a forfeiture. Order reversed on the law, without costs, and the application denied, without costs. The facts are affirmed. In…