FRANK A. FINLASON, APPELLANT,

v.

LISA A. FINLASON, APPELLEE

Citator

Cited By (33 total)

• Dyson v. Campbell, 921 So. 2d 692 (Fla. 1st DCA 2006)
  …e well aware of the body of case law essentially holding that the setting of an excessive bond is the functional equivalent of setting no bond at all, and that the remedy of habeas corpus relief lies in such a circumstance. See, e.g., Good v. Wille, 382 So. 2d 408 (Fla. 4th DCA 1980). It does not follow, however, that where a defendant testifies that he cannot meet a given bond amount, that bond is per se excessive or unreasonable. In addition to a defendant’s financial resources, a trial court must consider…
• Gomez v. The Honorable Harry G. Hinckley, Jr., 473 So. 2d 809 (Fla. 4th DCA 1985)
  …rt Gomez before Circuit Judge Harry G. Hinckley, or his alternate, Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, to set reasonable bail. See Flores v. Cocalis, 453 So. 2d 1198 (Fla. 4th DCA 1984); Harp v. Hinckley, 410 So. 2d 619 (Fla. 4th DCA 1982); Good v. Wille, 382 So. 2d 408 (Fla. 4th DCA 1980). At the bail hearing, Gomez shall be given the opportunity to present evidence, and to otherwise be heard as on a motion for bond reduction. See, e.g., King v. Norvell, 411 So. 2d 344 (Fla. 4th DCA 1982); Forsythe v. Wille, 396 S…
• Sikes v. McMILLIAN, 564 So. 2d 1206 (Fla. 1st DCA 1990)
  …not unbridled. Where a habeas corpus petitioner demonstrates that the amount of bail is unreasonable under the circumstances, an appellate court will grant relief. See, e.g., Kelsey; Rawls v. State, 540 So. 2d 946 (Fla. 5th DCA 1989); Good v. Wille, 382 So. 2d 408 (Fla. 4th DCA 1980); State ex rel. Bardina v. Sandstrom, 321 So. 2d 630 (Fla. 3d DCA 1975); State ex rel. Crabb v. Carson, 189 So. 2d 376 (Fla. 1st DCA 1966). Section 903.046(2)(h) provides that in determining whether to grant pre-trial release and…

Authorities Cited

• Canakaris v. Canakaris, 382 So. 2d 1197 (Fla. 1980)