Hembree v. Howell

This is an original action instituted by the petitioner, A. Y. Hembree, in which he seeks a writ of mandamus directed to the respondent, Bob Howell, district judge of Seminole county, ordering the said respondent to dismiss a criminal action filed against the petitioner in the district court of Seminole county, for the reason that the petitioner hasi been incarcerated in the county jail of Seminole county, and in the State Penitentiary for alleged safe-keeping since the 12th day of May, 1948, and has never been brought to trial, and for that reason petitioner has been denied his right to a…