Ryan v. Heinrich

GRIMES, Acting Chief Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment in favor of the Hillsborough County Board of Criminal Justice (HBCJ) predicated upon the determination that appellant had failed to comply with the claim requirements of section 768.28(6), Florida Statutes (1983).

On November 9,1982, appellant and Mrs. Ryan, then his fiancee, were stopped by a Hillsborough County deputy sheriff and placed under arrest on a felony warrant from the State of Oklahoma. On May 8, 1984, appellant’s attorney forwarded a written claim on behalf of appellant and his wife to the Hillsborough County Sheriff,…