Legal Opinion

Means v. Wainwright

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided July 10, 1974No. 45223PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

299 So.2d 577 (1974)

Willie J. MEANS, Petitioner,

v.

Louie L. WAINWRIGHT, Director, Division of Corrections, State of Florida, et al., Respondents.

No. 45223.

Supreme Court of Florida.

July 10, 1974.

Rehearing Denied September 24, 1974.

Michael R. Masinter and Ann Yalman of Florida Rural Legal Services, Inc., Immokalee, for petitioner.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and Wallace E. Allbritton, Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondents.

ADKINS, Chief Justice.

This cause is before us on writ of habeas corpus and return thereto. Fla. Const., art. V, § 3(b)(6), F.S.A.

The petitioner is a prisoner in the DeSoto…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Gagnon v. ScarpelliSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Bernhardt v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1974
  4. In Re PrewittCalifornia Supreme Court · 1972
  5. Gerald Joseph Koptik v. Richard A. Chappell, Chairman, United States Board of ParoleCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1963

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Monohan v. BurdmanWashington Supreme Court · 1975
  2. Turner v. WainwrightDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1980
  3. O'NEAL v. NJ State Parole BoardNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1977
  4. Demar v. WainwrightSupreme Court of Florida · 1977
  5. State Ex Rel. Kaus v. McManusSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1976

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