Williams v. State

Robert Williams petitions for a writ of habeas corpus seeking pretrial release on reasonable conditions and petitions for a writ of prohibition from the denial of his motion to disqualify the trial judge. We grant both petitions.

This court has previously granted two petitions for writ of habeas corpus from the trial judge’s orders requiring petitioner’s pretrial detention in this case where he is charged with third-degree felony failure to return a rental vehicle. See Williams v. State, 68 So.3d 1010 (Fla. 4th DCA 2011); Williams v. State, 59 So.3d 387, 388 (Fla. 4th DCA 2011).

At a hearing on…