People ex rel. Cassar v. Toulon

People ex rel. Cassar v Toulon 2026 NY Slip Op 06401

November 2, 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. Christopher J. Cassar, on behalf of Shamiek Porter, petitioner,

v

Errol D. Toulon, Jr., etc., et al., respondents.

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

Decided on November 2, 2026

2026-11667

Angela G. Iannacci, J.P.

Helen Voutsinas

Lourdes M. Ventura

James P. McCormack, JJ.

Cassar Law Firm, P.C., Huntington, NY (Christopher J. Cassar pro se of counsel), for petitioner.

Raymond A. Tierney, District Attorney, Riverhead, NY (Jamie H. Greenwood of counsel), respondent pro se.

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DECISION & JUDGMENT

Writ of habeas corpus in the nature of an application to release Shamiek Porter upon his own recognizance or, in the alternative, to set reasonable bail upon Suffolk County Indictment No. 72332/2026.

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

The determination of the Supreme Court, Suffolk 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).

IANNACCI, J.P., VOUTSINAS, VENTURA and MCCORMACK, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Darrell M. Joseph

Clerk of the Court