Legal Opinion
Mitchell v. Wainwright
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided May 15, 1963No. 32697PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
155 So.2d 868 (1963)
Alton MITCHELL, Petitioner,
v.
Louie L. WAINWRIGHT, Director, Division of Corrections, Respondent.
No. 32697.
Supreme Court of Florida.
May 15, 1963.
Rehearing Denied June 14, 1963.
Alton Mitchell, in pro. per.
Richard W. Ervin, Atty. Gen., and Reeves Bowen, Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondent.
THORNAL, Justice.
By petition for a writ of habeas corpus Mitchell seeks release from the State prison.
We must decide whether the petitioner is entitled to an original writ from this Court in view of his failure to exhaust procedural remedies otherwise available to him.
The petitioner alleges a…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- United States v. HaymanSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Roy v. WainwrightSupreme Court of Florida · 1963
- Meyers v. WelchCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1950
- Paul J. Madigan, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz, California v. Selvie W. WellsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1955
- Winhoven v. SwopeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1952
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3Cited by21 opinions
- King v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1963
- Denhart v. DuggerDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990
- McCormick v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1964
- Craig v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1965
- Zuniga v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1966
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