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MATTHEWS v. STATE OF FLORIDA

No. 31033.

463 F.2d 679 (1972)

Thomas Lee MATTHEWS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA et al., Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 17, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry A. Edgar, Jr., Miami, Fla., for petitioner-appellant.

Richard E. Gerstein, State's Atty., Jack R. Blumenfeld, Asst. State's Atty., Miami, Fla., for respondent-appellee.

Before COLEMAN, GOLDBERG, and DYER, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

This case started its long journey through the judicial system in January of 1969, when appellant, Thomas Lee Matthews, filed a petition for habeas corpus. At that time appellant was serving part of a jail sentence which was imposed by the Municipal Court of Dade County, Florida, for traffic violations. In December of 1968 and January of 1969, appellant was convicted of three traffic offenses,1 and sentenced to a jail term...

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