Legal Opinion
Carroll v. Cochran
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided April 25, 1962No. 31463PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
140 So.2d 300 (1962)
James Monroe CARROLL, Petitioner,
v.
H.G. COCHRAN, Jr., Director, Division of Corrections, Respondent.
No. 31463.
Supreme Court of Florida.
April 25, 1962.
James Monroe Carroll, petitioner, in pro. per.
Richard W. Ervin, Atty. Gen., and Reeves Bowen, Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondent.
O'CONNELL, Justice.
James Monroe Carroll petitioned this Court to issue its writ of habeas corpus under the contention he was being detained under a sentence which was illegal in that it was excessive. The writ issued and respondent has filed his response in which he concedes that the sentence imposed…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Ard v. ShelbyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1957
- Bell v. CochranSupreme Court of Florida · 1962
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