Carlton v. Johnson
Supreme Court of Florida
This case was decided by the Court En Banc. Writ of error to the Circuit Court for St. Lucie County. The facts in the case are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtWhitfield, C. J.
The defendants in error were on a writ of habeas corpus before the Circuit Judge discharged from the custody of the sheriff by whom they were held under a capias issued upon an information filed in the County Court for St. Lucie County. A writ of error was allowed by the Circuit Judge under section 2257 Gen. Stats, and was taken in the name of the Sheriff and made returnable to this court on April 11th, 1911. A scire facias issued in the cause was served only on W. W. Sykes, one of the defendants in error.
A motion is made to quash the writ of error and to strike the transcript of the record…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Hardee v. BrownSupreme Court of Florida · 1908
- Tyler v. PainterSupreme Court of Florida · 1877
- Belch v. ManningSupreme Court of Florida · 1908
3Cited by1 opinion
- Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1927