SEWELL v. BLACKMAN (2019)

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Alan Dale SEWELL, Appellant/Petitioner(s), v. Paul BLACKMAN, Sheriff, Appellee/Respondent(s).

CASE NO.: 2D19-3698

Decided: October 10, 2019

The petitioner's petition for writ of habeas corpus is granted. The order setting bail at $3,052,000 is quashed as excessive and tantamount to no bail. The trial court shall forthwith make a new determination of reasonable bail and pretrial conditions, giving due consideration to the factors set out in section 903.046(2), Florida Statutes (2019). The parties may be given an opportunity to present additional evidence if the trial court deems it necessary. See Good v. Willie. 382 So. 2d 408, 411 (Fla. 4th DCA 1990).

BY ORDER OF THE COURT:

BLACK, LUCAS, and BADALAMENTI, JJ., Concur.

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