People ex rel. Ruppert v. Hoy

In this habeas corpus proceeding, the petitioner seeks the release of his 17-year-old son who is in the Westchester County Jail awaiting Grand Jury action, having been held to answer the charge of arson in the first degree in a preliminary hearing held in the Court of Special Sessions, City of Yonkers.

The relator was arrested on February 11, 1966 charged with a violation of section 221 of the Penal Law (arson, first degree). Upon his arraignment that day he demanded a preliminary hearing. He was remanded for the hearing in lieu of bail which was set at $50,000. The hearing was held on…