Legal Opinion
Melton v. Culver
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided December 17, 1958PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THORNAL, Justice.
By petition for writ of habeas corpus the petitioner Melton seeks release from the State Prison.
The principal point upon which we must pass is whether the information to which the petitioner pleaded guilty alleged a crime as defined by the applicable Florida Statutes.
On March 25, 1958, the petitioner was sentenced to a term of 90 days in the Lake County jail following a conviction for the offense of petit larceny, a misdemeanor. While the petitioner was so incarcerated for the misdemeanor, a warrant was sworn out against him in Orange County under date of March 26, 1958…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Smith v. StateSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1950
- Gibbs v. MayoSupreme Court of Florida · 1955
- King v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1900
3Cited by7 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Wilson v. CulverSupreme Court of Florida · 1959
- Ducksworth v. BoyerSupreme Court of Florida · 1960
- Harding v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1970
- Williams v. CochranSupreme Court of Florida · 1961
- Abigando v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1970
2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.