Buchanan v. State ex rel. Sanford

This is an appeal by the sheriff of Metropolitan Dade County from a judgment in habeas corpus which discharged a prisoner in his custody.

The appellee Joseph W. Sanford was arrested on warrants which charged him with *43drunken driving and reckless driving in violation of provisions of the Metropolitan Dade County traffic code. The trial court to which the warrants were returnable was the Dade County Metropolitan Court.

Sanford filed an action in circuit court in habeas corpus to test the sufficiency of'the charges. The circuit court granted the writ and discharged the petitioner. The grounds of…