HILL v. ROBERTS

No. 77-1216.

359 So.2d 911 (1978)

Michael Douglas HILL, Appellant, v. William T. "Bill" ROBERTS, As Sheriff of Pinellas County, Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

June 16, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack F. White, Jr., Clearwater, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Robert J. Landry, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


BOARDMAN, Chief Judge.

Appellant Michael Douglas Hill appeals the denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus. The petition sought his discharge from custody after he had been held for more than thirty days pursuant to an extradition demand from the governor of North Carolina. We hold appellant was entitled to discharge, and we reverse.

Appellant was arrested in August 1972 on a fugitive warrant from North Carolina. In September or October 1972, the governor...

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