Opinion
December 3, 1991
Appeal from the Supreme Court, New York County (Herbert J. Adlerberg, J.).
Relator contends that the court erred in sua sponte increasing bail from $1,500, as originally set at defendant's arraignment on the felony complaint, to $15,000. Based on our review of the record, we find that the bail, as increased, is excessive. In the light of all the circumstance presented, the judgment should be reversed and the writ granted setting bail in the reduced amount as previously fixed by this court pending appeal.
Concur — Murphy, P.J., Carro, Ellerin, Kassal and Smith, JJ.