Harris v. Prater
Supreme Court of Florida
Harris v. Prater, 181 So. 927 (Fla. 1938)
136 Fla. 409; 1938 Fla. LEXIS 1352
Whitfield, Terrell, Brown, Buford, Chapman
Harris v. Prater
Opinion of the Court
— In this habeas corpus proceeding, the. petitioner must be discharged on the authority of the case of American Bakeries Company v. City of Haines City, et al., the opinion and decision in which was rendered 16th day of March and rehearing denied on the 28th day of April 1938, wherein the same legal question which controls the decision of this case was involved and decided.
Petitioner discharged from custody.
Dissenting Opinion
(dissenting) — I dissent from the majority opinion filed in this case for the reasons expressed in my dissenting opinion in American Bakeries Company v. City of Haines City filed March 16, 1938. I think the rule expressed in Sanders v. Howell, 73 Fla. 563, 74 So. 803, should control and the petitioner should be remanded to custody.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- H. T. Harris v. G. W. Prater, as Chief of Police of the City of Palatka, Florida
- Status
- Published