Legal Opinion
Porter v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided July 23, 1968No. K-316PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
WIGGINTON, Chief Judge.
Petitioner seeks a writ of habeas corpus on the contention that he is being illegally restrained of his liberty and incarcerated in the Florida State Correctional Institution at Avon Park.
Petitioner was found guilty of a criminal offense and sentenced to serve a term of 20 years in the Florida State Prison on October 1, 1945. Since the imposition of his sentence, petitioner was paroled on three separate occasions by the Parole Commission. Since the date of his sentence, he has served 10 years in prison, and has been free on parole for a total of 12 years and 13 days,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Ezekiel Bates v. Hugh F. Rivers, Executive, District of Columbia Board of ParoleCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1963
- Caldwell v. Personal Finance Co. of St. PetersburgSupreme Court of Florida · 1950
- Deese v. CochranSupreme Court of Florida · 1962
3Cited by1 opinion
- Gibbs v. WainwrightDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1974