Opinion
2021–07286
10-20-2021
The PEOPLE, etc., EX REL. Randall D. UNGER, on behalf of Deric Powell, petitioner, v. Vincent SCHIRALDI, etc., et al., respondents.
Randall D. Unger, Kew Gardens, NY, petitioner pro se. Melinda Katz, District Attorney, Kew Gardens, N.Y. (Johnnette Traill, Nancy Fitzpatrick Talcott, Amanda Iannuzzi, and Alana Weber of counsel), for respondents.
Randall D. Unger, Kew Gardens, NY, petitioner pro se.
Melinda Katz, District Attorney, Kew Gardens, N.Y. (Johnnette Traill, Nancy Fitzpatrick Talcott, Amanda Iannuzzi, and Alana Weber of counsel), for respondents.
LEONARD B. AUSTIN, J.P., COLLEEN D. DUFFY, BETSY BARROS, PAUL WOOTEN, JJ.
DECISION, ORDER & JUDGMENT Writ of habeas corpus in the nature of an application to release Deric Powell upon his own recognizance or for bail reduction upon Queens County Indictment No. 36/2021.
ADJUDGED that the writ is sustained, without costs or disbursements, to the extent that bail upon Queens County Indictment No. 36/2021 is set in the sum of $75,000 posted in the form of an insurance company bail bond, the sum of $150,000 posted in the form of a partially secured surety 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, Deric Powell 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 by the Supreme Court, Queens County; (2) remain confined to his residence, except for visits to his attorney, his doctors, his place of worship, or court, and must travel directly from his home to his attorney, his doctors, his place of worship, or court, and directly back to his home, when conducting those visits; (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, 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, 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 Deric Powell (1) has given an insurance company bail bond in the sum of $75,000, has given a partially secured surety bond in the sum of $150,000, 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, 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, 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 Deric Powell is incarcerated, or his or her agent, is directed to immediately release Deric Powell from incarceration.
AUSTIN, J.P., DUFFY, BARROS and WOOTEN, JJ., concur.