Wells v. Wainwright

By petition for writ of habeas corpus petitioner seeks her release on bond pending appeal from a conviction of perjury and sentence to life imprisonment.

A similar petition was previously before this Court, and it was denied without prejudice to apply to the Third District Court of Appeal. Petitioner complied and the District Court, 255 So.2d 310, also denied her motion without prejudice, presumably, to enable petitioner to seek bail on appeal before the trial court.

Our investigation of this case reveals that at the trial level and on November 11, 1971, petitioner filed her notice of appeal…