Legal Opinion
Wallens v. Buchanan
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided October 27, 1964No. 64-769PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HENDRY, Judge.
This is an original proceeding in habeas corpus seeking to effectuate the discharge of petitioner from custody of the Sheriff-respondent. Petitioner- alleges that he is being illegally detained under a sentence of the circuit court for contempt of court for failure to comply with an order of that court.
Petitioner was incarcerated by the respondent pursuant to the order of a circuit court which provided in pertinent part:
“It is, thereupon, ORDERED AND ADJUDGED
“(1) That WILLIAM R. WAL-LENS is guilty of contempt of court.
“(2) It is the sentence of this court that the said WILLIAM…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Demetree v. State Ex Rel. MarshSupreme Court of Florida · 1956
- Dykes v. DykesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1958
- Wallens v. LichtensteinDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1964
3Cited by6 opinions
- Damkohler v. DamkohlerDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1976
- Tabas v. HudsonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1965
- Novak v. SniedaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995
- State ex rel. Pipia v. BuchananDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1964
- Contella v. ContellaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990
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