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BYRD v. MASCARA

No. 4D16-1424.

197 So.3d 1211 (2016)

Richard BYRD, Petitioner, v. Ken MASCARA, Sheriff St. Lucie County, Florida, Respondent.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

July 20, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas L. Colter of Colter Law Group, Stuart, for petitioner.

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Heidi L. Bettendorf , Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for respondent.

Richard Harrison Byrd petitions for a writ of habeas corpus, contending that the $1.7 million dollar bond set for various pending charges is unreasonable and tantamount to no bond. We conclude that under the circumstances Byrd has demonstrated that his bond is unreasonable. We grant the petition.

Byrd was arrested on a warrant that...

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