Sparkman v. State Prison Custodian

CHAPMAN, J.:

This is a case of original jurisdiction. Mrs. G. DeMilt, 1408 Florida Avenue, Tampa, Florida, in a sworn petition, represents unto this Court that her brother, Clyde R. Spark-man, alias R. C. Crawford, is now being unlawfully confined to the Florida State Prison and is being unlawfully restrained of his liberties by the Honorable Nathan Mayo, as State Prison Custodian. That the unlawful detention of Clyde R. Sparkman arises out of and because of the following conditions and circumstances:

On June 12, 1939, Clyde R. Sparkman, alias R. C. Crawford, was informed against by the County…