GIBSON v. STATE

No. 37592.

214 So.2d 473 (1968)

John Henry GIBSON, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Florida.

October 2, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Henry Gibson, in pro. per.

Earl Faircloth, Atty. Gen., and Reeves Bowen, Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondents.


PER CURIAM.

The petitioner, Gibson, a federal prisoner, seeks a writ of mandamus to compel the State of Florida to prosecute him pursuant to a felony warrant issued by a justice of the peace in Volusia County, Florida. A detainer was placed against petitioner in an effort to assure his availability for prosecution by the Florida courts upon completion of service of the federal sentence. He seeks to compel immediate state prosecution in accord with Dickey v. Circuit...

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