Butler v. Culver

111 So.2d 35 (1959)

Raymond Lamarr BUTLER, Petitioner,

v.

R.O. CULVER, as Custodian of Florida State Prison, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

April 17, 1959.

Raymond Lamarr Butler, in pro. per.

Richard W. Ervin, Atty. Gen., and Odis M. Henderson, Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondent.

THORNAL, Justice.

By his petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed here, the petitioner, Butler, seeks release from the state prison.

The point for us to determine is whether at the time of his arraignment and plea of guilty Butler was deprived of the services of a lawyer under circumstances which would amount to a…