Willis v. Cochran

O’CONNELL, Justice.

Ronald Lee Willis petitioned this Court for writ of habeas corpus, maintaining that he was being illegally detained by the respondent pursuant to a conviction in July 1957 for the offenses of escape and of larceny of a truck. Petitioner alleged that at the time such offenses were committed and at the time he was arraigned and plead guilty to such charges he was a minor, never having been married, yet the State failed to comply with the provisions of Sec. 932.38, F.S.A. by notifying his parents of the charges against him. The writ issued, the respondent filed his return…