Legal Opinion
Charlie Robinson v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of Florida
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 21, 1967No. 24756_1PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge.
The petitioner, Charlie Robinson, contends that he is being unlawfully detained under a sentence that has expired. The district court rejected this contention and denied his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. We affirm.
Robinson was sentenced to a term of 15 years by the Circuit Court of Pasco County, Florida, on September 8, 1951 (Pasco sentence I). Ninety-seven days later, he was sentenced to a term of 12 years by the Criminal Court of Record of Hillsborough County, Florida, for an unrelated offense (Hillsborough sentence). This second sentence states that it is to…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Brown v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Helton v. MayoSupreme Court of Florida · 1943
- Falagan v. WainwrightSupreme Court of Florida · 1967
- Ex parte SamsSupreme Court of Florida · 1953
- Louisiana ex rel. Sanford v. ClemmonsDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1963
3Cited by2 opinions
- United States of America Ex Rel. Donald Howard Montgomery v. Joseph R. Brierley, SuperintendentCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969
- State ex rel. Hebert v. HendersonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1972