Case Name: John R. GRAY, Appellant, v. Louie L. WAINWRIGHT, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1983-12-02
Citations: 442 So. 2d 312
Docket Number: No. AS-102
Parties: John R. GRAY, Appellant, v. Louie L. WAINWRIGHT, Appellee.
Judges: SHIVERS and ZEHMER, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 442
Pages: 312–312

Head Matter:
John R. GRAY, Appellant, v. Louie L. WAINWRIGHT, Appellee.
No. AS-102.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Dec. 2, 1983.
John R. Gray, pro se.
Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., David P. Gauldin, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Opinion:
MILLS, Judge.
Gray appeals an order of the Circuit Court summarily dismissing his petition for writ of habeas corpus. We affirm because the issue of violation of the speedy trial rule, the ground on which Gray challenges his detention, could have been raised on direct appeal. Nelson v. State, 406 So.2d 539 (Fla. 4th DCA 1981). Gray took a direct appeal. Gray v. State, 381 So.2d 782 (Fla. 4th DCA 1980). Habeas corpus is not a substitute for direct appeal. Hargrave v. Wainwrigkt, 388 So.2d 1021 (Fla.1980).
AFFIRMED.
SHIVERS and ZEHMER, JJ., concur.