Legal Opinion
Knight v. Sheriff of Leon Cnty.
District Court, N.D. Florida
Decided March 29, 2019No. CASE NO. 4:17cv464-RH/CASPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Robert L. Hinkle, United States District Judge
This proposed class action presents a constitutional challenge to the bail practices of the state court in Leon County, Florida. The record would support a finding that the court routinely sets unaffordable bail with the effect, and sometimes with the purpose, of detaining a defendant pending trial. The court set unaffordable bail for Brittany Knight.
*1217Ms. Knight filed this petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. The respondent is the Sheriff of Leon County-the official in whose custody Ms. Knight was held when she filed this…
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