Rothrock v. Wainwright

SHOLTS, Judge.

On December 23, 1970, an information was filed in the Court of Record of Bro-ward County, florida charging appellant with escape under § 944.40, F.S.1969, F.S. A. He pled no contest thereto on March 10, 1971. Appellant was adjudicated guilty and sentenced to a term of six (6) years in the Florida State prison on April 27, 1971. An attempted direct appeal was dismissed as untimely, but we granted full appellate review on January 12, 1972, on petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus on authority of Hollingshead v. Wainwright, Fla. 1967, 194 So.2d 577.

Appellant argues that the trial…