WOODS v. COCHRAN

No. 30896-A.

131 So.2d 5 (1961)

Hezzie WOODS, Petitioner, v. H.G. COCHRAN, Jr., Director, Division of Corrections, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

On Return to Writ June 7, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hezzie Woods, in pro. per.

Richard W. Ervin, Atty. Gen., Joe L. McClung and Reeves Bowen, Asst. Attys. Gen., for respondent.


PER CURIAM.

The petitioner herein has filed in this court a petition for writ of habeas corpus designating the Honorable E. Clay Lewis, judge of the circuit court as respondent. Because of the fundamental nature of the rights involved in a petition for writ of habeas corpus this court will treat the petition as though it had properly named as respondent the person having custody of the petitioner who is H.G. Cochran, Jr., Director, Division of Corrections, State of...

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