RONALD EDWARD DUKES, PETITIONER,
v.
LOUIE L. WAINWRIGHT, DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF CORRECTIONS, RESPONDENT

Fla. | 1963-01-16
No. 32204
ROBERTS, C. J., and TERRELL, THOMAS, O’CONNELL and CALDWELL, JJ., concur.
149 So. 2d 38 Florida Supreme Court (1963) Positive Treatment
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Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM.

PER CURIAM.

On petition we issued the writ of habeas corpus and required return. The return has been filed and examined and we find no merit to the petition. The writ is, therefore, discharged and petitioner is remanded to the custody of respondent.

It is so ordered.

ROBERTS, C. J., and TERRELL, THOMAS, O’CONNELL and CALDWELL, JJ., concur.


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