STEVEN FRENCH vs STATE OF FLORIDA AND LOUIS QUINONES, JR., AS CHIEF OF ORANGE COUNTY CORRECTIONS

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FIFTH DISTRICT NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED STEVEN FRENCH, Petitioner, v. Case No. 5D19-3181 STATE OF FLORIDA AND LOUIS QUINONES, JR., AS CHIEF OF ORANGE COUNTY CORRECTIONS, Respondents. ________________________________/ Opinion filed November 4, 2019 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, A Case of Original Jurisdiction. Robert Wesley, Public Defender, and Robert Adams, Assistant Public Defender, Orlando, for Petitioner. Ashley Moody, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Douglas T. Squires, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Respondent, State of Florida. No Appearance for other Respondent. PER CURIAM. Steven French seeks a writ of habeas corpus and his immediate release on his own recognizance pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.134 in Orange County Circuit Case No. 2019-CF-011113-A-OR. The State agrees that rule 3.134 requires French’s release, as he has been in custody more than forty days on this case and has not been formally charged with a crime. Accordingly, we grant the writ and order that French be released on his own recognizance in Orange County Circuit Case No. 2019-CF-011113-A-OR only. This shall not affect French’s custody status in any other matter. PETITION GRANTED. ORFINGER, LAMBERT and EDWARDS, JJ., concur. 2

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