JONES v. WILLIS

Nos. 41410, 41409.

250 So.2d 851 (1971)

Lonnie L. JONES, Petitioner, v. Honorable Ben C. WILLIS et al., Respondents. Robert Earl JOHNSON, Petitioner, v. Honorable Ben C. WILLIS et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Florida.

July 29, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Toney & Guarisco, Tallahassee, for petitioners.

Williams D. Hopkins, State's Atty., for respondents.


ROBERTS, Chief Justice.

These causes are before us on Suggestion for Writ of Prohibition seeking to restrain the exercise of further jurisdiction over petitioners by respondents, who are Circuit Judges of the Second Judicial Circuit in whose court cases against petitioners on criminal charges are presently pending.

Both petitioners are charged with non-capital felonies and contend that, since the enactment of Chapter 71-475, Laws of Florida, which became law...

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