MILTON ARNOLD, PETITIONER,
v.
H. G. COCHRAN, JR., DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF CORRECTIONS, RESPONDENT

Fla. | 1963-06-21
No. 31849
ROBERTS, C. J., and TERRELL, THOMAS, DREW, THORNAL, O’CON-NELL and HOBSON (Retired), JJ., concur.
154 So. 2d 692 Florida Supreme Court (1963)

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Synopsis

The Florida Supreme Court, following a mandate from the U.S. Supreme Court, found that a habeas corpus petition, if proven, alleged grounds for post-conviction relief. The court declined to issue the writ but allowed the petitioner to proceed under Florida Criminal Procedure Rule No. 1.


Holding

Yes, the petition, if proven, alleges grounds for post-conviction relief. However, the court declined to issue the writ of habeas corpus directly.


Key Quotes

“Pursuant to the directions of that court it is now found that the petition, if proved, alleges grounds for post-conviction relief.”

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Facts & Procedural History

Petitioner Milton Arnold sought a writ of habeas corpus. The U.S. Supreme Court had previously remanded the case, finding that Arnold's petition, if p…

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Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM.

PER CURIAM.

This matter recurs for consideration upon the judgment and mandate of the Supreme Court of the United States, Arnold v. Director, Florida Division of Corrections, 372 U.S. 769, 83 S.Ct. 1107, 10 L.Ed.2d 140. Pursuant to the directions of that court it is now found that the petition, if proved, alleges grounds for post-conviction relief. In order to expedite the disposition of the matter, we decline to issue a writ of habeas corpus, but expressly without prejudice to the petitioner to proceed *693under Florida Criminal Procedure Rule No. 1, 31 F.S.A. See Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335, 83 S.Ct. 792, 9 L.Ed.2d 799, and on remand, Gideon v. Wainwright, (Fla.) 153 So.2d 299, opinion filed May 15, 1963.

It is so ordered.

ROBERTS, C. J., and TERRELL, THOMAS, DREW, THORNAL, O’CON-NELL and HOBSON (Retired), JJ., concur.


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