Legal Opinion

Francis v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided August 10, 2007No. 1D07-3335Published

1Per curiam

Joseph R. Francis petitions this court for a writ of habeas corpus, challenging an order of the Circuit Court for Bay County which revoked his pretrial release in a 2003 criminal matter pending there. Petitioner, however, is detained in Nevada by order of a United States District Judge who is presiding over charges of income tax evasion against Francis. Petitioner is not within the territorial jurisdiction of this court and not detained on authority of an order issued by a court under our supervisory jurisdiction. Therefore we do not have jurisdiction to issue a writ of habeas corpus. Alachua…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Murray v. RegierSupreme Court of Florida · 2002
  2. Alachua Reg. Juv. Detention v. ToSupreme Court of Florida · 1996
  3. Perry v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003
  4. Alexander v. JuddDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006

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