Jewel Bertram Wooley, Jr. v. Consolidated City of Jacksonville and Duval County, State of Florida

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jewel Bertram Wooley, Jr. v. Consolidated City of Jacksonville and Duval County, State of Florida, 433 F.2d 980 (5th Cir. 1970)
1970 U.S. App. LEXIS 6764

Jewel Bertram Wooley, Jr. v. Consolidated City of Jacksonville and Duval County, State of Florida

Opinion

PER CURIAM:

In this case the District Court held that a defendant in a municipal court, in the absence of waiver, has a right to counsel if the potential penalty in all pending charges could amount to as much as imprisonment for 90 days or a fine of $500.

The decision of the District Court is reported, 308 F.Supp. 1194 (M.D., Fla., 1970). We agree with the District Court that a prisoner in the custody *981 of municipal authorities may, in proper cases, have the benefit of the writ of habeas corpus. We consider it of no moment that the pro se petitioner did not correctly style his case.

We further agree that this petitioner-appellee was entitled to the benefit of the decision rendered in Harvey v. Mississippi, 5 Cir., 1965, 340 F.2d 263.

The judgment of the District Court is

Affirmed.

Reference

Full Case Name
Jewel Bertram WOOLEY, Jr., Petitioner-Appellee, v. CONSOLIDATED CITY OF JACKSONVILLE and Duval County, State of Florida, Respondents-Appellants
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Status
Published