Legal Opinion
Thompson v. Cochran
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided February 1, 1961PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOBSON, Justice.
The petitioner filed a petition for habeas corpus in this court containing allegations which, if true, would be sufficient to justify his release from imprisonment under the provisions of F.S. Section 932.38, F.S.A. requiring notification to a parent or guardian prior to the trial of an offense against a minor. The following uncontroverted facts appear in both the petition and the return.
On or about October 29, 1955, the petitioner, then an unmarried minor, was arrested in Polk County, Florida on two criminal charges, one for breaking and entering with intent to commit a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Canizio v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Cash v. CulverSupreme Court of Florida · 1960
- Bowen v. CochranSupreme Court of Florida · 1960
- Snell v. MayoSupreme Court of Florida · 1956
- State Ex Rel. Hamilton v. ChapmanSupreme Court of Florida · 1936
3Cited by3 opinions
- Michell v. State Ex Rel. CallahanDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1963
- McIntosh v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1973
- Davis v. CochranSupreme Court of Florida · 1961