Legal Opinion
Matter of Extradition of Dixon
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided April 30, 1986No. 86-121PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
487 So.2d 1195 (1986)
In the matter of the EXTRADITION OF Walter DIXON, a/k/a Frank Earl Ratcliff.
No. 86-121.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
April 30, 1986.
Douglas A. Wallace, Sp. Public Defender, Bradenton, for appellant.
Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Andrea Smith Hillyer, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee State of Florida.
2Per curiam
Walter Dixon, also known as Frank Ratcliff, appeals the denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus. We reverse.
The facts surrounding Dixon's present confinement are not in dispute. While serving a twenty-five year sentence in Manatee County,…
3Cases cited16 opinions
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- Crady v. CranfillCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1963
- Ex Parte RubensArizona Supreme Court · 1951
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- State v. LiakasNebraska Supreme Court · 1957
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4Cited by6 opinions
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