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LAWTON v. COCHRAN

No. 96-2962

695 So.2d 1297 (1997)

Lawrence LAWTON, Appellant, v. Ron COCHRAN, as Sheriff of Broward County, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

June 25, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin B. Dennis of Law Office of Kevin B. Dennis, Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

Alexis M. Yarbrough of Shailer, Purdy & Jolly, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for appellee.

SHAHOOD, Judge.

Appellant, Lawrence Lawton, was arrested for shoplifting. The charge was disposed of promptly, and a fifteen day jail sentence was imposed; however, Lawton continued to be held in jail on an outstanding capias relating to 1984 charges of a DUI/automobile accident and leaving the scene of an accident. He alleges that he was held 607 days before being taken before a magistrate who adjudicated him guilty and sentenced him to 150 days in jail with credit...

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