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COPELAND v. MAYO

65 So.2d 743 (1953)

COPELAND v. MAYO, Prison Custodian.

Supreme Court of Florida, Division B.

June 12, 1953.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sam Copeland, in pro. per., for petitioner.

Richard W. Ervin, Atty. Gen., and Reeves Bowen, Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondent.

DREW, Justice.

The petitioner, Sam Copeland, is confined for "The balance of [his] natural life" in the Florida State Prison at Raiford due to conviction in the Criminal Court of Record of Duval County pursuant to section 7107, Compiled General Laws of Florida, 1927, presently section 775.10, Florida Statutes, 1951, F.S.A. This Act, referred to as the "Habitual Criminal Statute," orders trial and commitment to life imprisonment upon the fourth consecutive conviction...

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