Rodriguez v. State

119 So.2d 681 (1960)

Joe RODRIGUEZ, Petitioner,

v.

STATE of Florida, and H.G. Cochran, Jr., As Custodian of Florida State Prison, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Florida.

April 13, 1960.

William T. Fussell, Tampa, for petitioner.

Richard W. Ervin, Atty. Gen., and Reeves Bowen, Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondent.

THOMAS, Chief Justice.

In his petition for habeas corpus, Joe Rodriguez alleges that on 20 September 1956, he was "convicted" of the crime of possessing narcotics and on 19 November 1956 was adjudged guilty of the offense. He states that on the latter date, the court sentenced him "but said…