Baggett v. Wainwright

Decision Date13 May 1970
Docket NumberNo. 38768,38768
PartiesAaron A. BAGGETT, Petitioner, v. Louie L. WAINWRIGHT, Director, Division of Corrections, Respondent.
CourtFlorida Supreme Court

Brian T. Hayes, Asst. Public Defender, for petitioner.

Earl Faircloth, Atty. Gen., Wallace E. Allbritton and Raymond L. Marky, Asst. Attys. Gen., for respondent.

PER CURIAM.

Pursuant to our directions in Baggett v. Wainwright, Fla.1969, 229 So.2d 239, Honorable William K. Love, Circuit Judge of the Tenth Judicial Circuit, has submitted to this Court his report as the appointed Commissioner in this cause. Said report contains the following findings:

'a. That the Defendant was represented at his trial on the charge of breaking and entering with intent to commit a felony by counsel privately retained by him.

'b. That upon sentence being imposed, neither he nor his counsel advised the trial judge of his indigency nor of his desire to appeal his conviction; nor did the Defendant or his counsel request the trial judge to appoint counsel to perfect such appeal.

'c. That the trial judge had no reason to believe the Defendant to be indigent and, therefore, no duty to initiate an inquiry as to such need.'

Upon a thorough consideration of the findings of Commissioner Love, we conclude the allegations set forth by Petitioner Baggett as a basis for relief (see Baggett v. Wainwright, supra) are factually resolved so as to necessitate discharge of the writ of habeas corpus previously issued.

It is so ordered.

ERVIN, C.J., ROBERTS, CARLTON, ADKINS and BOYD, JJ., and LARKIN, Circuit Judge, concur.

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  • Trowell v. State
    • United States
    • Florida District Court of Appeals
    • 20 January 1998
    ...opinion, Judge Ervin relies upon two Florida Supreme Court cases, Baggett v. Wainwright, 229 So.2d 239 (Fla.1969), writ discharged, 235 So.2d 486 (Fla.1970), and State v. District Court of Appeal, First District, 569 So.2d 439 (Fla.1990), and a United States Supreme Court case, Rodriquez v.......
  • Severson v. Duff, 70-322-Civ-J.
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — Middle District of Florida
    • 2 October 1970
    ...issue of the statute's constitutionality, does not, perhaps, constitute sufficient state action under state law to meet Baggett v. Wainwright, 235 So.2d 486 (Fla. 1970). Indeed, the Florida courts have held that even a court clerk's failure to forward a notice of appeal was an inadequate gr......
  • Hopkins v. Hopper
    • United States
    • Georgia Supreme Court
    • 22 April 1975
    ...and may presume that his retained counsel will protect his appellate rights. See Pate v. Holman, 341 F.2d 764 (5th Cir.); Baggett v. Wainwright, 235 So.2d 486(Fla.). There is nothing in the record, though, to show that petitioner was indigent at the time of his conviction or that he took an......
  • Stephenson v. State, 93-00405
    • United States
    • Florida District Court of Appeals
    • 20 July 1994
    ...Stephenson belated review of the merits of his appeal. See Meyer; Baggett v. Wainwright, 229 So.2d 239 (Fla.1969), writ discharged, 235 So.2d 486 (Fla.1970). However, our supreme court made it clear in First District that "henceforth petitions for belated appeal because of ineffective assis......
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