An attorney for a woman who has been jailed since Feb. 22 for allegedly running a Manhattan prostitution ring argued yesterday before the Appellate Division, First Department, that her $2 million bond is unreasonable. Norman Pattis claimed the bond, imposed by Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan (See Profile) on Anna Gristina, who has pleaded not guilty to the Class D felony of promoting prostitution, was being used as a tool for cooperation.
The panel asked Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Charles Linehan why his office set bond for Gristina’s co-defendant Jaynie Baker at $100,000, and why an ankle bracelet would not be sufficient to prevent Gristina from fleeing. Linehan said an ankle bracelet was not a normal procedure.
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