BLAIR v. STATE

No. 4D09-2335.

15 So.3d 758 (2009)

Arthur BLAIR, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida and Ric L. Bradshaw, Palm Beach County Sheriff, Respondents.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied September 10, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carey Haughwout, Public Defender, Daniel Cohen, and Yvette Farnsworth Baker, Assistant Public Defenders, West Palm Beach, for petitioner.

Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Myra J. Fried, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for respondents.


GROSS, C.J.

The trial court ordered petitioner, Arthur Blair, held without bond after he failed to appear for a court date on a felony DUI charge. Blair had never been arrested on the felony charge and he did not receive notice of the court date. Blair had been arrested for misdemeanor DUI and appeared at a scheduled court date for that charge. At that time, he was advised that the court appearance had been cancelled and that the misdemeanor case had been nolle prossed...

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