Rodriguez v. Culbreath

TERRELL, Justice.

September 12, 1952, a sworn complaint was made before a Justice of the Peace in Hillsborough County, charging petitioner with the offense of vagrancy in violation of section 856.02, Florida Statutes 1951, F.S.A. September 23, 1951, at a preliminary hearing the complaint was amended to charge petitioner with being a “common gambler” in 'violation of the same statute. The evidence taken resulted in petitioner being bound for appearance at the next term of the Criminal Court of Record on a $500 bond.

*59Habeas, corpus was instituted in this Court to determine whether or not the…