Legal Opinion
Hitson v. Mayo
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided December 18, 1957PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DREW, Justice.
Irvin Hitson by original petition for writ of habeas corpus seeks release from custody, alleging that the five year sentence which he is serving exceeds the maximum sentence for the crime charged in the information upon which he was convicted.1
The first count in the information charged Charles L. Hartman with attempting on August S, 1954 to convey certain escape tools into the Hillsborough County jail, purposing aid for petitioner and two others to escape. Petitioner entered a plea of guilty to the second count, which charged that on August 5, 1954 Irvin Hitson, George W. Moat…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Pope v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1908
- Gibbs v. MayoSupreme Court of Florida · 1955
- La Barbera v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1953
- Hepburn v. ChapmanSupreme Court of Florida · 1933
- State v. ClarkNevada Supreme Court · 1909
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3Cited by2 opinions
- State ex rel. Gibson v. PurdyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1969
- State ex rel. Burton v. TaylorSupreme Court of Florida · 1962