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Porter v. Cochran

Supreme Court of Florida
Oct 5, 1960
123 So. 2d 465 (Fla. 1960)

Opinion

October 5, 1960.

A case of original jurisdiction — Habeas Corpus.

James Tilden Porter, in pro. per., for petitioner.

Richard W. Ervin, Atty. Gen., and Reeves Bowen, Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondent.


The court has re-examined the petition for writ of habeas corpus and has studied the return of the respondent. It now appears that the petitioner agreed over his signature "to proceed with a hearing on the charges of parole violation without an attorney and before only one member of the Parole Commission." (Italics supplied.) This representation to the Parole Commissioner is completely out of harmony with the representation, or rather misrepresentation, made by the petitioner to this court.

It is, therefore, ordered that he remain in custody and that the writ of habeas corpus issued in his behalf be discharged.

THOMAS, C.J., and TERRELL, HOBSON, ROBERTS and DREW, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Porter v. Cochran

Supreme Court of Florida
Oct 5, 1960
123 So. 2d 465 (Fla. 1960)
Case details for

Porter v. Cochran

Case Details

Full title:JAMES TILDEN PORTER, PETITIONER, v. H.G. COCHRAN, JR., DIRECTOR, DIVISION…

Court:Supreme Court of Florida

Date published: Oct 5, 1960

Citations

123 So. 2d 465 (Fla. 1960)

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