GAMMILL v. WAINWRIGHT

No. 50774.

357 So.2d 714 (1978)

James M. GAMMILL, Petitioner, v. Louie L. WAINWRIGHT, Director, Division of Corrections, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

April 5, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Minerva, Public Defender, for petitioner.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and Wallace E. Allbritton, Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondent.


ADKINS, Justice.

This case is here on a writ of habeas corpus to decide whether James Gammill was invalidly sentenced because he was declared a mentally disordered sex offender in accordance with Chapter 917, Florida Statutes (1975) immediately before sentence was imposed. We have jurisdiction. Article V, Section 3(b)(6), Florida Constitution.

Gammill plead guilty to two charges of kidnapping while in the possession of a firearm. A competency hearing was held...

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