Case Name: Douglas POLK, Petitioner, v. Maurice CROCKETT, Respondent
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1979-12-19
Citations: 379 So. 2d 368
Docket Number: No. SS-407
Parties: Douglas POLK, Petitioner, v. Maurice CROCKETT, Respondent.
Judges: MILLS, C. J., and LARRY G. SMITH and WENTWORTH, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 379
Pages: 368–369

Head Matter:
Douglas POLK, Petitioner, v. Maurice CROCKETT, Respondent.
No. SS-407.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Dec. 19, 1979.
Douglas Polk, pro se.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
This cause is before us upon an unsigned petition for a writ of habeas corpus. While such a petition does not require a meticulous observation of the rules of pleading, Sneed v. Mayo, 66 So.2d 865 (Fla.1953), it is nevertheless a general rule that the petition must be verified. 39A C.J.S. Habeas Corpus § 168(c) (1976). And § 79.01, Fla.Stat., requires that such a petition shall be granted only upon "affidavit or evidence. . . "
Accordingly, said petition is denied, without prejudice to the right of the petitioner to refile a verified petition.
MILLS, C. J., and LARRY G. SMITH and WENTWORTH, JJ., concur.