Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Richard Harwood, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1962-02-19
Citations: 15 A.D.2d 806
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Richard Harwood, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 15
Pages: 806–806

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Richard Harwood, Appellant.

Opinion:
Motion by appellant to enlarge time to perfect his appeal, granted; time enlarged to the May Term, beginning April 23, 1962; appeal ordered on the calendar for said term. Motion by appellant to fix bail, pending appeal, denied. While the appellate court has a general power to admit to bail (Code Grim. Pro., § 583), a defendant appealing from a judgment of conviction may be admitted to bail only if a certificate of reasonable doubt has been issued (Code Grim. Pro., § 555, 556). In this case such certificate may be issued only by the County Court, Queens County, or by the Supreme Court, Special Term, Queens County (Code Crim. Pro., § 529) —not by this court. The court issuing the certificate is also empowered to fix bail. Beldock, P. J., Ughetta, Kleinfeld, Christ and Hopkins, JJ., concur.