Bennington v. Thornton

370 So.2d 856 (1979)

George Russel BENNINGTON, Petitioner,

v.

Verne C. THORNTON, Jr., Administrator of the Broward County Jail, Respondent.

No. 79-1003.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

May 10, 1979.

Rehearing Denied May 23, 1979.

Paul M. Rashkind of Sams, Gerstein & Ward, P.A., Miami, for petitioner.

No appearance for respondent.

MOORE, Judge.

Petitioner seeks our writ of habeas corpus contending that he is illegally detained. The petition and the appendix thereto show that petitioner was placed on probation on June 28, 1977. When his whereabouts became unknown to his probation…