Adams v. Wainwright, 71-1124 Summary Calendar.
Decision Date | 12 October 1971 |
Docket Number | No. 71-1124 Summary Calendar.,71-1124 Summary Calendar. |
Citation | 445 F.2d 832 |
Parties | Robert Lee ADAMS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Louie L. WAINWRIGHT, Director, Division of Corrections, State of Florida, Respondent-Appellee. |
Court | U.S. Court of Appeals — Fifth Circuit |
Robert L. Adams, pro se.
Raymond L. Marky, Asst. Atty Gen., Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, Fla., for respondent-appellee.
Before BROWN, Chief Judge, INGRAHAM and RONEY, Circuit Judges.
Certiorari Denied October 12, 1971. See 92 S.Ct. 160.
Appellant appeals from the denial of a petition for writ of habeas corpus1 alleging two judgments and sentences imposed by the Court of Record in and for Escambia County, Florida, are invalid because the state authorities failed to notify his parents or guardians as required by Section 932.38, Florida Statutes, F.S.A.2 We affirm.
Represented by court appointed counsel, appellant was convicted upon his plea of nolo contendere to charges of breaking and entering and grand larceny. He was sentenced on August 6, 1968, to 10 years imprisonment. On September 3, 1968, represented by another court appointed counsel, appellant was convicted upon a trial by jury of aggravated assault and was sentenced to a consecutive term of 5 years imprisonment. No direct appeals were taken. At the time of his trials appellant was a minor. His exact age is not reflected by the record except that it is clear that he was not a child of tender years.
In his petition below applicant alleged that the state failed to comply with the Florida Statutes, Section 932.38, F.S.A. which requires that notice be given to the parents or guardians of minors charged with felonies. The district court denied relief without an evidentiary hearing, holding that there was no federal constitutional question involved.
The court minutes reflect that as to the breaking and entering and grand larceny charges appellant's aunt was selected by appellant to be notified, such notification was given and she was in fact present in the courtroom during the state court proceedings. Prior to the arraignment on the aggravated assault information, notice was sent to the petitioner's mother in care of his aunt. This established substantial compliance with Florida Statutes, Section 932.38, F.S.A. Johnson v. Cochran, 124 So.2d 488 (Fla.1960).
The United States District Court, in both the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida, have held that noncompliance with this statute violates no federally protected right. Capers v. Wainwright, No. 68-358-Civ.JE (S.D.Fla.1968); Mitchell v. Wainwright, No. 68-367-Civ.J. (M.D.Fla.1968). In Cappetta v. Wainwright, 433 F.2d 1027, 1030 (5th Cir. 1970), this court affirmed the denial of a habeas corpus petition, wherein the district court stated:
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