KEANE v. COCHRAN

No. 93-0393.

614 So.2d 1186 (1993)

Steven KEANE, a/k/a Steven Keam, Petitioner, v. Ron COCHRAN, as Sheriff of Broward County, Florida and the Honorable John A. Frusciante, Circuit Court Judge of the 17th Judicial Circuit, in and for Broward County, Florida, Respondents.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

February 19, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan H. Schreiber, Public Defender, and Diane M. Cuddihy, Asst. Public Defender, Fort Lauderdale, for petitioner.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Joseph A. Tringali, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for respondent-Judge John A. Frusciante.


WARNER, Judge.

We grant the petition for writ of habeas corpus to quash an order increasing petitioner's bond, holding that the state failed to prove good cause based upon new information or change of circumstances to warrant an increase in the bond.

Petitioner was arrested for multiple offenses including leaving the scene of an accident involving injuries, driving under the influence, and driving with a suspended license. In the affidavit of probable cause...

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