People ex rel. LeGrand v. Maginley-Liddie

2025 NY Slip Op 00937

• Court: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
• Decided: February 18, 2025
• Docket: 2025-01458
• Status: Published

Opinion

People ex rel. LeGrand v Maginley-Liddie (2025 NY Slip Op 00937)

People ex rel. LeGrand v Maginley-Liddie

2025 NY Slip Op 00937

Decided on February 18, 2025

Appellate Division, Second Department

Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.

This opinion is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the Official Reports.

Decided on February 18, 2025 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department
FRANCESCA E. CONNOLLY, J.P.
CHERYL E. CHAMBERS
CARL J. LANDICINO
DONNA-MARIE E. GOLIA, JJ.

2025-01458

[*1]The People of the State of New York, ex rel. Lagarthucin LeGrand, petitioner,

v

Lynelle Maginley-Liddie, etc., et al., respondents.

Christopher Renfroe, Forest Hills, NY, for petitioner.

Melinda Katz, District Attorney, Kew Gardens, NY (Johnnette Traill, Nancy Fitzpatrick Talcott, Jonathan E. Maseng, and Danielle Catinella of counsel), for respondents.

Writ of habeas corpus in the nature of an application to release Lagarthucin LeGrand upon his own recognizance or, in the alternative, to set reasonable bail upon Queens County Indictment No. 70219/2025.

ADJUDGED that the writ is sustained, without costs or disbursements, to the extent that bail upon Queens County Indictment No. 70219/2025 is set in the sum of $50,000 posted in the form of an insurance company bail bond, the sum of $100,000 posted in the form of a partially secured bond, with the requirement of 10% down, or the sum of $25,000 deposited as a cash bail alternative, on condition that, in addition to posting a bond or depositing the cash alternative set forth above, Lagarthucin LeGrand shall (1) wear an electronic monitoring bracelet, with monitoring services to be provided by a qualified entity pursuant to CPL 510.40(4)(c), and any violations of the conditions set forth herein relating to the electronic monitoring shall be reported by the electronic monitoring service provider to the Office of the District Attorney of Queens County, and further proceedings pursuant to CPL 510.40(4)(d), if any, shall be conducted in the criminal court in Queens County; (2) remain within and shall not travel beyond the geographical limits of the City of New York; (3) surrender all passports, if any, he may have to the Office of the District Attorney of Queens County, or, if he does not possess a passport, he shall provide to the Office of the District Attorney of Queens County an affidavit or affirmation, in a form approved by the Office of the District Attorney of Queens County, in which he attests that he does not possess a passport, and shall not apply for any new or replacement passports; and (4) provide to the Office of the District Attorney of Queens County an affidavit or affirmation, in a form approved by the Office of the District Attorney of Queens County, in which he attests that if he leaves the jurisdiction he agrees to waive the right to oppose extradition from any foreign jurisdiction; and it is further,

ORDERED that upon receipt of a copy of this decision, order and judgment together with proof that Lagarthucin LeGrand (1) has given an insurance company bail bond in the sum of $50,000, has given a partially secured bond in the sum of $100,000, with the requirement of 10% down, or has deposited the sum of $25,000 as a cash bail alternative; (2) has arranged for electronic monitoring with a qualified entity pursuant to CPL 510.40(4)(c); (3) has surrendered all passports, if any, he may have to the Office of the District Attorney of Queens County, or, if he does not possess a passport, has provided to the Office of the District Attorney of Queens County an affidavit [*2]or affirmation, in a form approved by the Office of the District Attorney of Queens County, in which he attests that he does not possess a passport, and shall not apply for any new or replacement passports; and (4) has provided to the Office of the District Attorney of Queens County an affidavit or affirmation, in a form approved by the Office of the District Attorney of Queens County, in which he attests that if he leaves the jurisdiction he agrees to waive the right to oppose extradition from any foreign jurisdiction, the Warden of the facility at which Lagarthucin LeGrand is incarcerated, or his or her agent, is directed to immediately release Lagarthucin LeGrand from incarceration.

CONNOLLY, J.P., CHAMBERS, LANDICINO and GOLIA, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Darrell M. Joseph

Clerk of the Court