State v. Vinzant

CourtUnited States State Supreme Court of Florida
Writing for the CourtSHACKLEFORD, J.
Citation38 So. 366,49 Fla. 130
PartiesSTATE ex rel. PORTER v. VINZANT, Chief of Police.
Decision Date18 April 1905

38 So. 366

49 Fla. 130

STATE ex rel. PORTER
v.
VINZANT, Chief of Police.

Florida Supreme Court, Division A.

April 18, 1905


Appeal from Circuit Court, Duval County; R. M. Call, Judge.

Application, on the petition of Frank S. Porter, for writ of habeas corpus to W. D. Vinzant, chief of police of the city of Jacksonville. Judgment for respondent, and Petitioner brings error. Writ dismissed.

Syllabus by the Court

SYLLABUS

A writ of error to a judgment in a habeas corpus proceeding, issued by the clerk of the circuit court without the allowance thereof either by the judge who heard the cause or by a justice of the Supreme Court, is a nullity.

COUNSEL [49 Fla. 130] Geo. U. Walker, for plaintiff in error.

W. H. Ellis, Atty. Gen., J. M. Barrs, and P. M. Odom, for defendant in error.

OPINION

SHACKLEFORD, J.

An application was made to the judge of the Fourth Judicial Circuit of Florida for a writ of habeas corpus on the petition of Frank S. Porter, and on the hearing thereof an order was made denying the writ, and remanding the petitioner to the custody of W. D. Vinzant, chief of police of the city of Jacksonville. To this judgment the clerk of the circuit court in and for Duval county issued a writ of error returnable before this court on the 25th day of January, 1905. There was no allowance or grant of this writ by this court, nor by any of its justices, or by the circuit judge, as provided by [49 Fla. 131] section 1780, Rev. St. 1892, as amended by chapter 4920, p. 52, Laws 1901, consequently this court must refuse to entertain the same, under the authority of Wright v. State, 32 Fla. 472, 14 So. 43, and it must be dismissed at the cost of the relator.

WHITFIELD, C.J., and CARTER, J., concur.

TAYLOR, P.J., and HOCKER and COCKRELL, JJ., concur in the opinion.

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4 cases
  • Hardee v. Brown
    • United States
    • United States State Supreme Court of Florida
    • 24 Noviembre 1908
    ...by the judge who heard the cause, or by a justice of the Supreme Court, as required by the statute. See State ex rel. Porter v. Vinzant, 49 Fla. 130, 38 So. 366; [56 Fla. 381] Wright v. State, 32 Fla. 472, 14 So. 43. See, also, Ex parte Cox, 44 Fla. 537, 33 So. 509, 61 L. R. A. 734. The def......
  • Porter v. Vinzant
    • United States
    • United States State Supreme Court of Florida
    • 9 Mayo 1905
    ...for a writ of habeas corpus to W. D. Vinzant, chief of police. From an order denying the writ, petitioner brings error. Affirmed. See 38 So. 366. Syllabus by the Court SYLLABUS 1. Municipal corporations have only such powers as are conferred upon them by express legislation, or by necessary......
  • Roach v. Keep
    • United States
    • United States State Supreme Court of Florida
    • 12 Mayo 1917
    ...thereof either by the judge who heard the cause or by a justice of the Supreme Court, is a nullity. State ex rel. Porter v. Vinzant, 49 Fla. 130, 38 So. 366; Wright v. State, 32 Fla. 472, 14 So. 43; Hardee v. Brown, 56 Fla. 377, 47 So. 834, text 838. While the plaintiff in error was entitle......
  • Mccann v. Proskauer
    • United States
    • United States State Supreme Court of Florida
    • 5 Marzo 1927
    ...could have denied a writ of error; it was within its power. See Roach v. Keep, 73 Fla. 1048, 75 So. 528; State ex rel. Porter v. Vinzant, 49 Fla. 130, 38 So. 366. The petition was not defective. It alleged that the petitioner was the father of [112 So. 622] the two children and that he was ......

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