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State, Lewis v. Roberts

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Jul 18, 1979
372 So. 2d 1180 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1979)

Opinion

No. 78-1742.

July 18, 1979.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Pinellas County, John S. Andrews, J.

Jack F. White, Jr., St. Petersburg, for appellant.

James T. Russell, State's Atty., and C. Marie King, Asst. State's Atty., Clearwater, for appellee.


The appellant has been available for extradition for more than thirty days since the denial of his petition for habeas corpus became final. Therefore, he is entitled to discharge upon the authority of Hill v. Roberts, 359 So.2d 911 (Fla. 2d DCA 1978).

REVERSED.

GRIMES, C.J., and HOBSON and BOARDMAN, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

State, Lewis v. Roberts

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Jul 18, 1979
372 So. 2d 1180 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1979)
Case details for

State, Lewis v. Roberts

Case Details

Full title:STATE OF FLORIDA EX REL. ROBERT LEE LEWIS, APPELLANT, v. WILLIAM T. "BILL…

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District

Date published: Jul 18, 1979

Citations

372 So. 2d 1180 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1979)

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