This is an application for bail in a capital case. The case has been placed on my calendar for trial. In regular order, it cannot be reached for trial for nine months.
The sole and exclusive purpose of fixing bail is to assure the presence of the defendant in this court when the case is reached for trial. Bail has no other purpose. (People ex rel. Lobell v. McDonnell, 296 N.Y. 109.)
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