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4TH DCA 17TH CIRCUIT OPINIONS

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OPINIONS RELEASED APRIL 1ST, 2009M. Kaplan - Affirmed        Phillips - Reversed and RemandedON MOTION TO ENFORCE MANDATE - State Fails To Act In Timely Fashion (Backman)Bidwill - Reversed and Remanded    Gates - Petition Granted "Petitioner Chay Alexander challenges his bond totaling $1,251,100.00 on charges of trafficking in oxycodone (two counts), and one count of trafficking in hydrocodone, possession of alprazolam with intent to sell or deliver, a n d resisting/obstructing a police officer without violence. Petitioner seeks habeas corpus relief in this court on the grounds that the total amount of the bond set is excessive in light of his financial circumstances. It is well settled that excessive bond is tantamount to no bond, and that an appellate court will grant relief where the petitioner shows that the amount of bond set is unreasonable under the circumstances...continue to full post

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