Legal Opinion
Harris v. Wainwright
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided November 1, 1979No. 56716PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
376 So.2d 855 (1979)
Hennard HARRIS, Petitioner,
v.
Louie L. WAINWRIGHT, Respondent.
No. 56716.
Supreme Court of Florida.
November 1, 1979.
Hennard Harris, in pro. per., for petitioner.
Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and A.S. Johnston, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for respondent.
ADKINS, Acting Chief Justice.
In original habeas corpus proceedings, petitioner asserts that section 944.275 Florida Statutes (1978 Supplement) is unconstitutional as it is applied to him, in that he is harmfully required to remain in prison for an indeterminate number of months or years past the original expiration of the sentence…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Hiatt, Warden v. CompagnaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1949
- Michael L. Love v. C. J. Fitzharris, Warden, California State Prison, San Quentin, and the People of the State of CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1972
- Estabrook v. KingCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1941
- Goldsworthy v. HannifinNevada Supreme Court · 1970
- People Ex Rel. Colletti v. PateIllinois Supreme Court · 1964
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Weaver v. GrahamSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Waldrup v. DuggerSupreme Court of Florida · 1990
- Gwong v. SingletarySupreme Court of Florida · 1996
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Florida · 1981
- McDermott v. McDonaldMontana Supreme Court · 2001
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