Enoch Dickinson v. Louie L. Wainwright

Enoch Dickinson, a Florida state prisoner, filed a petition for habeas corpus in the district court challenging his convictions for burglary as an habitual offender. 28 U.S. C.A. § 2254. Below Dickinson’s signature on the petition appeared what purported to be the signature of the officer before whom the petition was sworn and subscribed. Rule 2(c), Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases in the United States District Courts, requires that the petition “shall be signed and sworn to by the petitioner.” Because there was no indication that “the officer administering the oath is a notary public or…