Hitson v. Mayo

DREW, Chief Justice..Petitioner,, Irvin Hitson, applied for writ of habeas Corpus on grounds that the judgment and five year sentence imposed upon him was void because imposed under Section 843.11, F.S.1951, F.S.A., whereas the information was drawn under Section 843.-12, F.S.1951, F.S.A. We issued the writ.

Respondent has filed a return alleging that the present detention of petitioner is under a judgment and five: year sentence of the Criminal Court of Record of Hills-borough County, entered March 16, 1953, and that serving of this sentence with gain time deducted ’ could not expire until…