Logue v. Hinote

Petitioner has filed a habeas corpus action in this court by which he alleges that he is being unlawfully detained while he awaits his trial on charges of possession of stolen property. The alleged illegality of his detention rests on his contention that the bail which has been set in his case in the amount of $25,000 is so unreasonable or excessive as to amount to a violation of Article I, Section 14, Florida Constitution of 1968, F.S.A.

We agree.

The constitutional provision upon which petitioner relies is as follows:

“SECTION 14. Bail. — Until adjudged guilty, every person charged with a…