State ex rel. Singleton v. Walters

By an original petition for a writ of habeas corpus, the petitioners seek relief for four minors who are presently in the custody of the respondents Walters and McPherson, subject to the jurisdiction of the Juvenile Court of St. Johns County. Section 39.11(3), Florida Statutes, F.S.A.

The background of the controversy is epitomized in the opinion of the District Court of Appeal, First District, in A. N. E. et al. v. State, 156 So.2d 525. By the cited decision the District Court relinquished jurisdiction in part to the Juvenile Court to enable the latter court to dispose of a petition for…