BACOM v. SULLIVAN

No. 13397.

194 F.2d 166 (1952)

BACOM v. SULLIVAN, Sheriff.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

February 5, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert H. Givens, Jr., Miami, Fla., for appellant.

Reeves Bowen, Asst. Atty. Gen., State of Fla., Richard W. Ervin, Atty. Gen., State of Fla., Robt. R. Taylor, County Sol., Miami, Fla., for appellee.

Before HUTCHESON, Chief Judge, and HOLMES and STRUM, Circuit Judges.


STRUM, Circuit Judge.

This proceeding in habeas corpus was brought to test the validity of a State court conviction in which petitioner contends that he was twice put in jeopardy for the same offense, and thus denied due process, contrary to the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

On August 1, 1946, in Dade County, Florida, an automobile driven by petitioner collided with a motorcycle, causing the death of the rider of the motorcycle...

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