WILLIAMS v. STATE

No. 5D03-2147.

855 So.2d 1206 (2003)

Martorell I. WILLIAMS, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

October 10, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin J. Mawn of Balgo, Onek and Mawn, P.A., Titusville, for Petitioner.

Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee and Rebecca Roark Wall, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Respondent.


PALMER, J.

Martorell Williams has filed a petition seeking a writ of habeas corpus, contending that his detention on a $1 million bail bond is illegal. Concluding that the trial court erred in failing to consider Williams' financial resources in setting the amount of his bail, we grant the petition and remand this matter to the trial court to hold a new bail hearing.1

Williams is charged with committing the crime of first degree...

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