Case Name: The People of the State of New York v. "John Doe". In the Matter of Nathaniel L. Goldstein, as Attorney-General of the State of New York, for an Order Pursuant to Section 618-b of the Code of Criminal Procedure for an Undertaking and/or Commitment of Edward Hofmeister, a Material Witness
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1954-05-26
Citations: 283 A.D. 988
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York v. “John Doe”. In the Matter of Nathaniel L. Goldstein, as Attorney-General of the State of New York, for an Order Pursuant to Section 618-b of the Code of Criminal Procedure for an Undertaking and/or Commitment of Edward Hofmeister, a Material Witness.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 283
Pages: 988–989

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York v. “John Doe”. In the Matter of Nathaniel L. Goldstein, as Attorney-General of the State of New York, for an Order Pursuant to Section 618-b of the Code of Criminal Procedure for an Undertaking and/or Commitment of Edward Hofmeister, a Material Witness.

Opinion:
The order of the Extraordinary Special and Trial Term directing that Edward T. Hofmeister give security in the amount of $150,000, or in default thereof be committed to the Saratoga County Jail, was a valid order under section 618-b of the Code of Criminal Procedure. It is not reviewable in this court upon an original application for an order of this court fixing bail. That application is accordingly denied. The special assistant attorney-general stated in open court that he was willing to have the application treated as a writ of habeas corpus returnable before this court, and the applicant's brief makes the same suggestion. In order that the record may be in proper form, a petition for a writ of habeas corpus and an answer thereto should be prepared and filed nunc pro tunc as of the date of the argument, to be considered together with aE the papers submitted upon the argument. Upon the return of the assumed writ of habeas corpus, we dismiss the writ and remand the witness to the custody of the Sheriff of Saratoga County. The amount of the security fixed by the Extraordinary Term is, upon the uneontradieted proof before us, a necessary and reasonable amount in order to guarantee the attendance of the witness, pursuant to section 618-b of the Code of Criminal Procedure (People ex rel. Gross v. Sheriff of City of N. Y., 302 1ST. Y. 173). Poster, P. J., Bergan, Coon, Halpern and Imrie, JJ., concur.