MITCHELL v. WAINWRIGHT

No. 32697.

155 So.2d 868 (1963)

Alton MITCHELL, Petitioner, v. Louie L. WAINWRIGHT, Director, Division of Corrections, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied June 14, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alton Mitchell, in pro. per.

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


THORNAL, Justice.

By petition for a writ of habeas corpus Mitchell seeks release from the State prison.

We must decide whether the petitioner is entitled to an original writ from this Court in view of his failure to exhaust procedural remedies otherwise available to him.

The petitioner alleges a denial of assistance of counsel at the trial which resulted in his conviction. The petition reveals that at the time of his arraignment the trial judge inquired...

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