Summary
This Appellate Division, Second Department decision addresses a petition for a writ of habeas corpus seeking the release of Ari Manswell on his own recognizance or the setting of reasonable bail following a Kings County indictment. The court reviewed the Supreme Court's prior determination regarding bail standards and found no violation of constitutional or statutory requirements. Consequently, the court dismissed the writ without costs or disbursements.
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Questions Presented
- Whether the determination of the Supreme Court, Kings County, violated constitutional or statutory standards
- Whether the writ of habeas corpus should be granted to release Ari Manswell on recognizance or set bail.
Holdings
- The determination did not violate constitutional or statutory standards; the writ of habeas corpus is dismissed.
Key quotations
“The determination of the Supreme Court, Kings County, did not violate "constitutional or statutory standards".”
Factual background
Ari Manswell was indicted in Kings County (Indictment No. 77100/2024). The People, ex rel. Robin Gordon Leavitt, filed a writ of habeas corpus on his behalf, requesting release on his own recognizance or, alternatively, reasonable bail.
Procedural history
The Supreme Court, Kings County, had previously determined that the petitioner's detention did not violate constitutional or statutory standards. The appellate division reviewed that determination.