Snowden v. Brown
Supreme Court of Florida
This case was decided by the Court En Banc. Writ of Error to the Circuit Court for Brevard County. The facts in the case are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtWhitfield, C. J.
The plaintiff in error presented to the circuit court a petition alleging his illegal detention *213by the sheriff of Brevard county, Florida, under á commitment issued by the county judge of Brevard county, upon a conviction of petitioner for a violation of chapter 5973, Laws of Florida, by fishing with a haul seine or dragnet in the waters of Indian Eiver, less than twenty miles west of the Atlantic Ocean, the sentence being a fine of fifty dollars or one month’s imprisonment.
The illegality alleged is that the statute under which the sentence was imposed is unconstitutional. Petitioner was…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Harper v. GallowaySupreme Court of Florida · 1909
3Cited by27 opinions
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