MANKUS v. COCHRAN


124 So.2d 865 (1960)

Anthony MANKUS, Petitioner, v. H.G. COCHRAN, Jr., Director, Division of Corrections, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

December 2, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony Mankus, in pro. per.

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


TERRELL, Justice.

On petition of Anthony Mankus writ of habeas corpus was issued from this court November 7, 1960, and return thereto was filed by the Attorney General November 16, 1960. Return was required because the petition, among other things, alleges that petitioner received a sentence of from six months to life; that there is no showing of the offense with which petitioner is charged and that the severity of his sentence [six months to life] suggests that he...

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