Griffith v. State ex rel. Crownover

An information had been filed on May 27, 1947, against appellee here, defendant in the Circuit Court of Marion County, charging him with unlawfully breaking and entering a certain building, to wit, the bedroom of one Doris Whaley in the Maxine Hotel, with the intent to steal personal property of a value exceeding fifty dollars. It further charged that appellee was armed with a dangerous weapon and that he assaulted Doris Whaley. Appellee, as defendant, entered a plea of guilty, and the court sentenced him to life imprisonment under the provisions of section 810.01, F.S.A.

A habeas corpus…