Butler v. Sheriff
Supreme Court of Florida
Writ of Error to Circuit Court for Columbia County; M. F. Horne, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtWhitfield, J.
Jake Butler was convicted in the court of the County Judge for Columbia County upon an affidavit charging that he “being duly summoned to work on the Lake City and Troy public road failed to work as required by statute, contrary to statute.” He was sentenced to pay a fine of $5.00, or in default thereof to imprisonment for thirty days.
In habeas corpus proceeding based upon the propositions that the affidavit is fatally defective and that the statute under which the conviction was had is unconstitutional, the petitioner was remanded to custody. A writ of error was duly allowed and taken. It is…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- State v. BryanSupreme Court of Florida · 1905
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- In re RobinsonSupreme Court of Florida · 1917
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