Simeus v. Rambosk

NORTHCUTT, Judge.

This court, by prior written order, granted Donat Simeus’s petition for writ of habeas corpus and directed the trial court to vacate the order revoking Simeus’s pretrial release and to enter an order reinstating the original bond. This opinion explains the rationale for that decision.

Simeus was charged in Collier County with grand theft and possession of an an-tishoplifting device, and his bond was set at $35,000.1 The trial court subsequently revoked pretrial release and ordered pretrial detention pursuant to section 903.0471, Florida Statutes (2010), after finding that…