FRANCIS v. STATE

No. 64-168.

168 So.2d 684 (1964)

Bobby Marion FRANCIS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida. Third District.

November 10, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bobby Marion Francis, in pro. per.

James W. Kynes, Jr., Atty. Gen., and Leonard R. Mellon, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before HORTON, TILLMAN PEARSON and HENDRY, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

The appellant suffered an order denying his petition for relief under Criminal Procedure Rule 1, F.S.A. ch. 924 Appendix and appeals to this Court. The petition presented two grounds for relief: (1) No preliminary hearing was held prior to his trial; (2) His privately employed counsel did not competently represent him.

The trial judge correctly denied the petition. The failure to hold a preliminary hearing is not of itself enough to show lack of...

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