Case Name: John JOSEY, Jr., Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida and Honorable Roy H. Amidon, Judge, etc., et al., Respondents
Court: Florida Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1970-05-20
Citations: 235 So. 2d 492
Docket Number: No. 39448
Parties: John JOSEY, Jr., Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida and Honorable Roy H. Amidon, Judge, etc., et al., Respondents.
Judges: ERVIN, C. J., and ROBERTS, DREW, CARLTON and BOYD, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 235
Pages: 492–492

Head Matter:
John JOSEY, Jr., Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida and Honorable Roy H. Amidon, Judge, etc., et al., Respondents.
No. 39448.
Supreme Court of Florida.
May 20, 1970.
John Josey, Jr., in pro. per.
Earl Faircloth, Atty. Gen., and Horace A. Knowlton, III, Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondents.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The alternative writ having been issued and respondent's return having been considered, and it appearing that said return presents no ground for withholding issuance of the peremptory writ.
Thereupon, it is ordered that respondent, State of Florida by and through its prosecuting officer for the Criminal Court of Record for Polk County, Florida, forthwith initiate proceedings to have petitioner returned for a speedy trial on the charges pending against him, or, in the alternative dismiss Information S-20123-Mac/jb for the crime of escape pending against him.
It is further ordered that the State of Florida, through its proper officials, file in this Court, within 60 days from the date hereof, evidence of compliance with this order.
It is so ordered.
ERVIN, C. J., and ROBERTS, DREW, CARLTON and BOYD, JJ., concur.