Burns v. State

ROTHENBERG, Judge.

The defendant, Manny Burns, petitions this court for the issuance of a writ of certiorari based upon the trial judge’s sua sponte reconsideration of the conditions of his pretrial release. As the trial court has not issued a written order and has not in fact modified any conditions of the defendant’s release, we lack jurisdiction to entertain the petition. We, therefore, dismiss the petition for lack of jurisdiction.

The defendant was arrested on two charges of possession of cannabis with intent to sell. Although each offense carries a standard bond of $5,000, the Honorable…