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Dixon v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Aug 6, 2008
987 So. 2d 243 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2008)

Opinion

No. 4D08-3114.

August 6, 2008.

Petition for writ of habeas corpus to the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; Michael G. Kaplan, Judge; L.T. Case No. 06022748CF10A.

Howard Finkelstein, Public Defender, and Sarah W. Sandler, Assistant Public Defender, Fort Lauderdale, for petitioner.

Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Heidi L. Bettendorf, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for respondent.


Milton Dixon filed an emergency petition for writ of habeas corpus. We accept the state's concession of error and grant the petition. Fontana v. Rice, 644 So.2d 502 (Fla. 1994). On remand, the trial court shall vacate the pretrial release order and release the petitioner on his own recognizance.

Petition Granted.

SHAHOOD, C.J., POLEN and MAY, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Dixon v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Aug 6, 2008
987 So. 2d 243 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2008)
Case details for

Dixon v. State

Case Details

Full title:Milton D. DIXON, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District

Date published: Aug 6, 2008

Citations

987 So. 2d 243 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2008)