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RANKIN v. WAINWRIGHT

No. 71-846-Civ-J-M.

351 F.Supp. 1306 (1972)

John David RANKIN, Petitioner, v. Louie L. WAINWRIGHT, Director, Division of Corrections, State of Florida, Respondent.

United States District Court, M. D. Florida, Jacksonville Division.

December 20, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James L. Powers, Jacksonville, Fla., for petitioner.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., State of Florida, and Richard W. Prospect, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, Fla., for respondent.

ORDER

WILLIAM A. McRAE, Jr., Chief Judge.

On September 24, 1964, petitioner John David Rankin, an inmate at the Florida State Prison, was tried for the offense of escape before a jury and found not guilty. Following his trial, and in disregard of the acquittal, he was placed in solitary confinement for a period of 15 months, at the Florida State Prison, as punishment for his alleged escape. Because of this confinement, petitioner was not permitted "gain...

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