O'Hara v. Wainwright

Upon petition filed initially in this Court by petitioner Willie O’Hara, we issued writ of habeas corpus to respondent Wainwright as the official custodian of petitioner, who is serving a term of imprisonment in the State Prison pursuant to a judgment of conviction of a criminal offense, after jury trial in the Hillsborough County Criminal Court of Record.

The petition for the writ alleges facts which, if true, would prima facie entitle petitioner to a full appellate review as to the legality of his conviction by means of this habeas corpus proceeding as the equivalent of a direct appeal. See…