Rangel v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida·Decided January 25, 2019·No. 19-0138·Published

Opinion

Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida Opinion filed January 25, 2019. ________________

No. 3D19-0138 Lower Tribunal No. 18-18405 ________________

Edward Rangel, Petitioner,

vs.

The State of Florida, Respondent.

A Case of Original Jurisdiction – Habeas Corpus.

Carlos J. Martinez, Public Defender, and Jeffrey Paul DeSousa, Assistant Public Defender, for petitioner.

Ashley Brooke Moody, Attorney General, and Linda Katz, Assistant Attorney General, for respondent.

Before SALTER, LINDSEY and HENDON, JJ.

ON CONFESSION OF ERROR

HENDON, J. Pursuant to the State’s proper concession, we grant the emergency Petition

for Habeas Corpus, quash the alias capias and estreature of bond issued by the trial

court, and remand with directions to the trial court to accept the Petitioner’s written

waiver of presence.

Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus granted and cause remanded. This opinion

shall take effect immediately.

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