BURNS v. MASCARA

No. 4D22-3346.

357 So.3d 130 (2023)

James Defrail BURNS, Petitioner, v. Ken MASCARA, Sheriff St. Lucie County, Florida, Respondent.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

[February 8, 2023.]


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Defrail Burns, Ft. Pierce, pro se.

Ashley Moody , Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Deborah Koenig , Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for respondent.


We grant the petition for writ of habeas corpus and remand for the trial court to make the factual findings required for continued pretrial detention or to set bond.

Charged with possession of cocaine, petitioner was held without bond after violating the conditions of pretrial release by failing to report for a drug test. Petitioner...

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