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August 10, 2007
FRANCIS BOND REVOCATION UPHELD
The First District Court of Appeals, in an opinion released today, assured
that Joe Francis will remain in custody when he completes proceedings in
federal court.
The Court upheld the decision of Bay County Circuit Court Judge Dedee
Costello who ruled that Francis had "impugned the integrity of the judicial
process" when we was charged with Introduction of Contraband while on bond
in his 2003 felony cases. Costello’s ruling was in response to the State’s
motion to revoke the bond. Francis faces two counts of Use of a Minor in a
Sexual Performance, two counts of Conspiracy to Use a Minor in a Sexual
Performance, and two counts of Prostitution in connection with the
activities of his Girls Gone Wild business during spring break of 2003. He
was arrested on a contempt of court warrant in relation to a United States
District Court civil case. While in the Bay County jail; Francis was charged
with Introduction of Contraband. A hearing on the Bay County charges is set
on September 11, 2007.
Francis remains in custody, in Nevada, where he faces federal tax charges.
The District Court’s ruling means that Francis will remain in custody until
he returns to face the Florida charges.
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