State ex rel. Owens v. Boyer

Robert Shirley Owens appeals from an order discharging a writ of habeas corpus and remanding him to the custody of Sheriff Ross E. Boyer.

Appellant was taken into custody pursuant to a rendition warrant issued by the Governor of the State of Florida. The relevant portion of the warrant reads as follows:

“WHEREAS, The Executive authority of the State of Virginia has demanded of the Executive authority of the State of Florida the delivery and surrender of the body of Robert Shirley Owens as a fugitive from justice from said State of Virginia to said State of Florida, and has produced and filed…