Case Name: Dave STARR, as Sheriff of Orange County, Florida, Appellant, v. Matthew SMITH, Appellee
Court: Florida Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1955-02-04
Citations: 77 So. 2d 834
Docket Number: 
Parties: Dave STARR, as Sheriff of Orange County, Florida, Appellant, v. Matthew SMITH, Appellee.
Judges: MATHEWS, C. J., and TERRELL, THOMAS and HOBSON, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 77
Pages: 834–834

Head Matter:
Dave STARR, as Sheriff of Orange County, Florida, Appellant, v. Matthew SMITH, Appellee.
Supreme Court of Florida. Special Division B.
Feb. 4, 1955.
Rehearing Denied March 1, 1955.
Richard W. Ervin, Atty. Gen., and Bart L. Cohen, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellant.
Sam E. Murrell, Sam E. Murrell, Jr., and Robert G. Murrell, Orlando, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
It appearing that the appellee was not actually in custody at the time the writ of habeas corpus was awarded, and that the appellee was discharged the day the writ issued and one week before the sheriffs return was filed, the order of discharge is reversed with directions to quash the writ. Sullivan v. State ex rel. McCrory, Fla., 49 So.2d 794.
Reversed.
MATHEWS, C. J., and TERRELL, THOMAS and HOBSON, JJ., concur.