People ex rel. O'Donnell v. Richards

CourtAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
DecidedJune 18, 2026
Docket2026-05400
StatusPublished

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People ex rel. O'Donnell v Richards - 2026 NY Slip Op 03909
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Thomas J.K. Smith, State Reporter

People ex rel. O'Donnell v Richards

2026 NY Slip Op 03909

June 18, 2026

Appellate Division, Second Department

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

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

The People of the State of New York, ex rel. Kevin P. O'Donnell, on behalf of Christopher Sanchez, petitioner,

v

Stanley Richards, etc., respondent.

Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department

Decided on June 18, 2026

2026-05400

Colleen D. Duffy, J.P.

William G. Ford

Carl J. Landicino

Elena Goldberg Velazquez, JJ.

Kevin P. O'Donnell, Kew Gardens, NY, petitioner pro se.

Letitia James, Attorney General, White Plains, NY (Jason Navia of counsel), for respondent.

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DECISION & JUDGMENT

Writ of habeas corpus in the nature of an application to release Christopher Sanchez upon his own recognizance or, in the alternative, to set reasonable bail upon Queens County Indictment No. 71806/2026.

ADJUDGED that the writ is dismissed, without costs or disbursements.

The determination of the Supreme Court, Queens County, did not violate "constitutional or statutory standards" (People ex rel. Klein v Krueger, 25 NY2d 497, 499; see People ex rel. Rosenthal v Wolfson, 48 NY2d 230).

DUFFY, J.P., FORD, LANDICINO and GOLDBERG VELAZQUEZ, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Darrell M. Joseph

Clerk of the Court

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People ex rel. Klein v. Krueger
255 N.E.2d 552 (New York Court of Appeals, 1969)
People ex rel. Rosenthal v. Wolfson
397 N.E.2d 745 (New York Court of Appeals, 1979)

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