McAfee v. Cochran

ROBERTS, Chief Justice.

By petition for writ of habeas corpus, Roland McAfee contends that when he was tried and sentenced to a term of twenty years for the crime of breaking and entering for purpose of committing a felony he was an unmarried minor and that the State failed to comply with the provision of § 932.38, Florida Statutes, F.S.A., regarding the notification of his parents or guardian. We issued the writ. The return of the respondent denied the allegation that petitioner’s parents were not notified but submitted no supporting evidence and therefore this court appointed a commissioner…