GODWIN v. JOHNSON

Nos. 1D06-6632, 1D06-6633.

957 So.2d 39 (2007)

Matthew Wayne GODWIN, and Terry Wayne Godwin, Petitioners, v. Ralph JOHNSON, as Sheriff of Walton County; and Danny Glidewell, as the Administrator of Walton County Jail, Respondents.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

April 26, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clay B. Adkinson of Adkinson Law Firm, LLC, DeFuniak Springs, for Petitioners.

Bill McCollum, Attorney General, and Terry P. Roberts, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondents.


PER CURIAM.

Terry Wayne Godwin and Matthew Wayne Godwin petition this court for a writ of habeas corpus, challenging the circuit court's decision to deny them pretrial release. We sua sponte consolidate the cases for purposes of this opinion and, for the reasons set forth below, deny the petitions.

The petitioners are charged with second-degree murder, an offense punishable by life in prison pursuant to section 782.04(2), Florida Statutes (2006). The state...

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