METZGER v. COCHRAN

No. 97-1592.

694 So.2d 842 (1997)

Matthew METZGER, Petitioner, v. Ron COCHRAN, Sheriff of Broward County, Florida, Respondent.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

May 29, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce D. Lincoln, Fort Lauderdale, for petitioner.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Myra J. Fried, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for respondent.


PER CURIAM.

In his petition for writ of habeas corpus, Petitioner asserts that the trial court erred in granting the State's motion to revoke bond on two unlawful blood alcohol manslaughter counts and ordering him held without bond after a positive urine test for cannabis confirmed he violated a condition of pretrial release, imposed with Petitioner's agreement in lieu of additional bond. We agree and grant the writ.

The State argued that Petitioner qualified...

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