Legal Opinion
Schaeffer v. Wainwright
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided January 22, 1969No. 38122PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERTS, Justice.
Petitioner, Daniel Sherman Schaeffer, was adjudged guilty of the offense of robbery on May 15, 1963, and sentenced to a term of six months to fifteen years imprisonment. He was represented by private counsel at his trial but after conviction no appeal was taken by his privately retained counsel.
After expiration of the ninety-day period provided for under the then existing Rule 6.2, F.A.R., 32 F.S.A., petitioner filed notice of appeal in proper person in the Criminal Court of Record in and for Orange County, Florida, and the public defender was appointed to represent him. The…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Aubrey Pate v. William C. Holman, Warden, Kilby Prison, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
- William Tyrone Harris v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Bell v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1944
- Wells v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1949
- Simpson v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1966
3Cited by5 opinions
- Baggett v. WainwrightSupreme Court of Florida · 1969
- Ghelfi v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1971
- Higginbotham v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1969
- Henderson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1970
- Lumley v. WainwrightSupreme Court of Florida · 1969