State Ex Rel. McArthur v. Mayo

CHAPMAN, C. J.:

• This is a case of original jurisdiction. The petitioner, Dennis McArthur, on September 28, 1939, was by the Circuit Court of Santa Rosa County sentenced to the state prison for a period of three years for the crime of “uttering a forged instrument.” Pertinent provisions of the sentence are viz: “Said sentence to begin and run from the termination of sentence heretofore imposed by the County Court of Santa Rosa County, Fla.” __

The petitioner, Dennis McArthur, likewise, on September 28, 1939, was by the Circuit Court- of Santa Rosa County sentenced to the state prison for a…