Legal Opinion
O'Brien v. State
Circuit Court of the 15th Judicial Circuit of Florida, Palm Beach County
Decided September 5, 1958No. 17836PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES R. KNOTT, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner in this habeas corpus action challenges the validity of an extradition proceeding initiated in Massachusetts by virtue of which he was arrested and detained by the Sheriff of Palm Beach County. Petitioner is wanted in Massachusetts for the offense of unlawfully having in his possession a machine gun.
Among the papers attached to the written demand from the Governor of Massachusetts to the Governor of Florida is an authenticated copy of the indictment of the petitioner, charging that—
“William O’Brien on the fifth day of December in the year of our Lord…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Jos. Peck v. ChaseSupreme Court of Florida · 1926
- State Ex Rel. Huston v. ClarkSupreme Court of Florida · 1935
- Mitchell v. StoutamireSupreme Court of Florida · 1934
- State Ex Rel. Hanowski v. SullivanSupreme Court of Florida · 1949