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KELLY v. BLACKBURN

95 So.2d 260 (1957)

Archie KELLY, Appellant, v. Ed. BLACKBURN, Jr., as Sheriff of Hillsborough County, Florida, and Clarence E. Prevatt, as Constable of District One, Hillsborough County, Florida, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Florida, Special Division B.

Rehearing Denied June 20, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tom J. Johnson, Jr., Tampa, for appellant.

Richard W. Ervin, Atty. Gen., and David U. Tumin, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellees.

DREW, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order of the trial court discharging a writ of habeas corpus and remanding the petitioner in the lower court (the appellant here) to the custody of the sheriff.

The question involved in this case is the constitutionality of the so-called Blue Laws or Sunday Closing Laws. Chapter 855 Florida Statutes 1955, F.S.A. The question raised and which we must determine is whether Sections 855.01 and 855.02, Florida Statutes 1955...

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