QUINN v. CROWDER

No. 93-2570.

625 So.2d 1247 (1993)

Herman QUINN, Petitioner, v. Robert L. CROWDER, Sheriff, Martin County, Florida, Respondent.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

September 7, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Kent Mathews, Jensen Beach, for petitioner.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Michelle A. Konig, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for respondent.


PER CURIAM.

This cause is before us on an emergency petition for writ of habeas corpus. Petitioner contends that he is being held in pretrial confinement on charges of DUI and failure to appear, on an excessive bond of $50,000. We grant the petition and quash the order setting bond.

On August 25, 1993, the trial court set bond at $25,000 on the DUI charge and $25,000 on the charge of failure to appear. This order is contrary to the circuit court's August 19...

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