State ex rel. Risatti v. Eaton

This case arose in this court by way of a letter written by the petitioner, dated December 16, 1963, in which he charges, that he is being illegally detained in the-South Florida State Hospital, and that his mental condition does not justify his being so detained. We treated his letter as a petition for writ of habeas corpus and issued a rule to show cause to the respondent. The respondent has now answered and we have examined the record.

It appears from the record that the petitioner was indicted for the crime of murder in the first degree and found not guilty by reason of insanity. On…