Burgess v. Williams

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA NORTHEASTERN DIVISION CHARLES BURGESS, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) Case No.: 5:20-cv-00729-ACA-HNJ ) CAPTAIN FLOYD LEE, Warden, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Pro se Petitioner Charles Burgess filed this action for a writ of habeas corpus, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. (Doc. 1). He currently is incarcerated at the Cullman County Jail on a $50,000.00 cash bond awaiting trial on murder charges. (See doc. 6-6). Mr. Burgess claims that the bond is excessive, and he asks this court to set a reasonable bond. (Doc. 1 at 2, 9). On…