JOHNSON v. COCHRAN


124 So.2d 488 (1960)

Carl Don JOHNSON, Petitioner, v. H.G. COCHRAN, Jr., Director, Division of Corrections, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

November 16, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carl Don Johnson, in pro. per.

Richard W. Ervin, Atty. Gen., and B. Clarke Nichols, Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondent.


THORNAL, Justice.

By an original proceeding the petitioner Johnson seeks release from the State prison on a writ of habeas corpus.

We must determine whether the prosecuting officials met the requirements of Section 932.38, Florida Statutes, F.S.A., prior to the trial of the petitioner.

On September 5, 1958, pursuant to a plea of guilty, the petitioner was sentenced to a term in the State prison for larceny of an automobile. By his petition he alleges...

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