Civil Procedure · MBE-tested
The People of the State of New York ex rel. Timothy Washington, Appellant, v. Thomas F. Higgins, as Sheriff of Erie County, Respondent
207 A.D.2d 961617 N.Y.S.2d 670·New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division·1994·NY
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Opinion
The People of the State of New York ex rel. Timothy Washington, Appellant, v Thomas F. Higgins, as Sheriff of Erie County, Respondent.
[617 NYS2d 670]
[MAJORITY]
—Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Supreme Court properly concluded that the denial of relator’s request to post bail in the form of a partially secured security bond (see, People ex rel. Rosenthal v Wolfson, 48 NY2d 230, 232) did not constitute an abuse of discretion (see, People ex rel. Rosenthal v Wolfson, supra, at 232). (Appeal from Judgment of Supreme Court, Erie County, Flaherty, J.—Habeas Corpus.) Present—Green, J. P., Pine, Fallon, Callahan and Davis, JJ.