· 10/23/1998
Coolley v. State
Citations
- 720 So. 2d 598
- 1998 WL 736321
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that the fact that a defendant is subject to a minimum mandatory prison sentence is not grounds for denying post-trial release
- observing that meaningful review of order denying posttrial release was not possible due to inadequacy of factual findings contained in the order
- “[T]he legislature has made no provision for automatically denying appeal bonds to all those defendants who face mandatory terms of imprisonment.”
- fact that defendant is facing minimum mandatory sentence does not in the absence of other supporting facts justify conclusion that defendant presents a flight risk
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Judges: Per Curiam
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