WHITEHEAD v. WAINWRIGHT

No. 75-369 Civ. T-K.

447 F.Supp. 898 (1978)

Frank W. WHITEHEAD, Petitioner, v. Louie L. WAINWRIGHT, Secretary, Department of Offender Rehabilitation, State of Florida, Respondent.

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

March 21, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

B. Garnett Page, Temple Terrace, Fla., for petitioner.

Davis G. Anderson, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, Fla., for respondent.


OPINION AND ORDER

KRENTZMAN, District Judge.

The Court has for consideration a habeas corpus proceeding pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner is a state prisoner who seeks release from prison because of the alleged violation of his right to due process. More specifically, he alleges that, because of the administration of prescribed medication, he was incompetent during a portion of his trial.

Petitioner was charged by information with second...

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