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Keith v. State

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided April 23, 1969No. 37696PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

THORNAL, Justice.

This matter is considered on an original application for habeas corpus, a return and exhibits attached to both documents.

Petitioner Keith seeks release from the State Prison where he currently serves a life sentence for the crime of kidnapping. He was originally convicted and sentenced on December 17, 1935. Since that date he has been in and out of prison on parole and parole violations, including subsequent crimes committed while at liberty on parole. The sentence which petitioner now serves resulted from a re-trial on the kidnapping charge under Florida’s version of the…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Peyton v. RoweSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. McNally v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
  3. Belton v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1968
  4. Baker v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1967
  5. Cappetta v. WainwrightSupreme Court of Florida · 1967

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Baggett v. WainwrightSupreme Court of Florida · 1969
  2. Lawson v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1970
  3. Jernigan v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1969
  4. Lingefelt v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1969

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