HUGHES v. ATTORNEY GENERAL OF FLORIDA

No. 03-14122.

377 F.3d 1258 (2004)

Christopher Scott HUGHES, Thomas Porter Cloyd, Petitioners-Appellees, v. ATTORNEY GENERAL OF FLORIDA, Charlie Crist, Respondent-Appellant, Air Line Pilots Association, Amicus Curiae.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

July 21, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Polin, Miami, FL, Christopher M. Kise, Christopher M. Kise,, Tallahassee, FL, for Respondent-Appellant.

Jeffrey L. Freeman, Miami, FL, Harold Eugene Lindsey, Ferrell, Schultz, Carter, Zumpano & Fertel, P.A., Miami, FL, James K. Rubin, Law Offices of Barry T. Shevlin, N. Miami Beach, FL, for Petitioners-Appellees.

Jerry D. Anker, Airline Pilots Ass'n, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae, Air Line Pilots Ass'n, Intern.

Before ANDERSON, HULL and PRYOR, Circuit Judges.


ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:

This case involves two airline pilots who have been charged with violating Florida criminal statutes prohibiting the operation of an aircraft while intoxicated. Prior to the commencement of the state criminal trial, and after making pre-trial motions in that case, the pilots filed the instant action in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida seeking pretrial habeas relief from their pending criminal trial in state...

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