ROTHROCK v. WAINWRIGHT

No. 71-984.

286 So.2d 240 (1973)

Henry Vernon ROTHROCK, Petitioner, v. Louie L. WAINWRIGHT, Director, Division of Corrections, Respondent.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

December 14, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Charles W. Musgrove and Bruce J. Daniels, Asst. Public Defenders, West Palm Beach, for petitioner.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Nelson E. Bailey, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for respondent.


SHOLTS, Judge.

On December 23, 1970, an information was filed in the Court of Record of Broward County, Florida charging appellant with escape under § 944.40, F.S. 1969, F.S.A. He pled no contest thereto on March 10, 1971. Appellant was adjudicated guilty and sentenced to a term of six (6) years in the Florida State prison on April 27, 1971. An attempted direct appeal was dismissed as untimely, but we granted full appellate review on January 12, 1972, on petition...

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