Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1962

People ex rel. Bonsignore v. Skinner

People ex rel. Bonsignore v. Skinner
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided April 11, 1962
16 A.D.2d 747; 1962 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 10413
People ex rel. Bonsignore v. Skinner

Opinion of the Court

Order unanimously reversed on the law and in the exercise of discretion and writ sustained unless the bail is reduced to an amount not to exceed $75,000, in which event the order is affirmed and the writ dismissed. Memorandum: The action of the County Judge in fixing the bail at $100,000 was an improvident exercise of discretion in that the amount was excessive. (Appeal from order of Monroe Special Term dismissing a writ of habeas corpus.) Present — Williams, P. J., Bastow, Halpern, McClusky and Henry, JJ. (Decision and order entered April 10,1962.)

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