COSTA v. STATE

No. 81-449.

404 So.2d 128 (1981)

Roberto COSTA, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

March 25, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald L. Ferguson, Miami, for petitioner.

No appearance for respondent.


ANSTEAD, Judge.

The petitioner is here complaining about the alleged excessiveness of bail which was set by the trial court at $250,000.00. The drug trafficking charges pending against the petitioner involve substantial penalties which include a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years imprisonment and a fine of $200,000.00. Section 893.135(1)(a)(3), Florida Statutes (1979). The record reflects that the trial court had evidence before it that the petitioner was heavily...

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