CHILD v. WAINWRIGHT

No. 31937.

159 So.2d 226 (1963)

Francis Washburn CHILD, Petitioner, v. Louie L. WAINWRIGHT, Director, Division of Corrections, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

December 18, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis Washburn Child, in pro. per.

Richard W. Ervin, Atty. Gen., and George R. Georgieff, Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondent.


O'CONNELL, Justice.

By an original petition for writ of habeas corpus petitioner Child seeks release from the State Prison where he is serving a sentence imposed after a plea of nolo contendere to a charge of entering without breaking with intent to commit a misdemeanor, petit larceny.

We issued the writ, a return was filed and we entered our opinion and order, 148 So.2d 526, appointing...

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