JOHNNIE ALLEN, PETITIONER,
v.
H. G. COCHRAN, JR., DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF CORRECTIONS, RESPONDENT
JOHNNIE ALLEN, PETITIONER,
H. G. COCHRAN, JR., DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF CORRECTIONS, RESPONDENT
128 So. 2d 608
Florida Supreme Court (1961)
Positive Treatment
Cited by 2 cases
Opinion of the Court
It now appearing from the return of the respondent that the petitioner is no longer in his custody but had been, prior to the issuance of the writ in this cause, transferred to the Volusia County jail where he is held to answer the information charging- him with the crime of escape, an<
It further appearing that an attorney has been appointed to represent the petitioner in the cause; that the petitioner has been arraigned and has entered his plea of not guilty, and that the case has been set for trial 3 April 1961,
It is, therefore, ordered that the writ of habeas corpus issued by this court 20 March 1961 be discharged.
THOMAS, C. J., and TERRELL, HOB-SON, THORNAL and O’CONNELL, JJ., concur.
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Matera v. Buchanan, 192 So. 2d 18 (Fla. 3d DCA 1966)…ne as to the present custody of the appellant. If the facts reveal that appellant is no longer in the custody of the respondent Sheriff, his petition for habeas corpus would be moot and the same should be dismissed forthwith. Allen v. Cochran, Fla., 128 So. 2d 608 (1961); Wainwright v. Phillips, 5 Cir., 360 F. 2d 617. It is so ordered.…