Legal Opinion
Amos v. Chapman
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided February 21, 1933PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBuford, J.
In this case the writer issued a writ of habeas corpus returnable before himself as' a Justice of the Supreme Court of Florida.
Petitioner contends that he is unlawfully restrained of his liberty by being detained in the Florida State Prison under a sentence of the Circuit Court upon a conviction of the offense denounced by Section 5055 R. G. S., 7157 C. G. L., as amended by Chapter 13729, Acts of 1929. The point of contention is that the indictment fails to allege the ownership of the property involved or that the identity of the owner was to the grand jury unknown.
The charge is in language…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1921
- Clifton v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1918
- Crooke v. Van PeltSupreme Court of Florida · 1918
- Spooner v. CurtisSupreme Court of Florida · 1923
- Dukes v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1921
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Gibbs v. MayoSupreme Court of Florida · 1955
- Taylor v. ChapmanSupreme Court of Florida · 1937
- Buchanan v. State ex rel. MorrisDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1964
- Glidden v. MayoSupreme Court of Florida · 1937
- Dykes v. ChapmanSupreme Court of Florida · 1939
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