Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Rogers v. Sweat
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided January 23, 1934PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBuford, J.
This is an original proceeding in habeas corpus instituted by petitioners wherein it is alleged that petitioners are unlawfully restrained of their liberty in custody of the Sheriff of Duval County, Florida, under the pretended authority of a commitment reading as follows:
“In the Name of the State of Florida, to the Sheriff or Any Constable of Said County.
“Whereas Lloyd Layton has this day made oath before me in writing that one William H. Rogers, heretofore, to-wit: on the twentieth day of June, in the Year of Our Lord, One Thousand, Nine Hundred Thirty-three, in the County of Duval and…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Edwards v. Wabash Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1920
- State v. BeardsleySupreme Court of Florida · 1922
3Cited by5 opinions
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- Indian River Orange Groves, Inc. v. DickinsonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1970
- Cunningham v. StefanidiSupreme Court of Florida · 1940