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Atkins v. Wainwright

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
May 4, 1967
198 So. 2d 373 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1967)

Opinion

No. J-20.

May 4, 1967.

McKinley Atkins, in pro. per.

No appearance for respondent.


This petitioner has filed an original petition for writ of habeas corpus. The matters upon which he relies to obtain relief occurred in the trial court in Collier County.

It is a well-established rule of this state that relief by way of habeas corpus is not available unless or until the petitioner has exhausted all avenues of relief which are open to him pursuant to Criminal Procedure Rule No. 1, F.S.A. ch. 924 Appendix. Mitchell v. Wainwright, 155 So.2d 868 (Fla. 1963); Zuniga v. State, 184 So.2d 659 (Fla.App. 1st, 1966).

Petitioner having failed to pursue such method of relief we hereby deny the application for a writ of habeas corpus.

WIGGINTON, Acting C.J., and JOHNSON and SPECTOR, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Atkins v. Wainwright

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
May 4, 1967
198 So. 2d 373 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1967)
Case details for

Atkins v. Wainwright

Case Details

Full title:McKINLEY ATKINS, PETITIONER, v. L.L. WAINWRIGHT, DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF…

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District

Date published: May 4, 1967

Citations

198 So. 2d 373 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1967)

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