Legal Opinion

People ex rel. Steigelfest v. Warden, Brooklyn Men's House of Detention

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided February 10, 1994PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

In a habeas corpus proceeding, the appeal is from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Vaccaro, J.), dated January 4, 1994, which, after a hearing, sustained the writ to the extent of setting bail in the amount of $1,000,000 in the form of an insurance company bail bond.

Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, without costs or disbursements, and the proceeding is dismissed.

Considering among other things, "[t]he nature of the offen*522se[s], probability of conviction, and severity of the sentence which may be imposed, all increasing the risk of flight or unavailability for…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People ex rel. Parone v. PhimisterNew York Court of Appeals · 1971
  2. People Ex Rel. Parker v. HasenauerNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
  3. People ex rel. Mascia v. JacquinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Moretto v. G & W Electric Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994

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