WOODEN v. STATE

No. N-236.

236 So.2d 137 (1970)

Otis WOODEN, Petitioner, v. The STATE of Florida, Respondent.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied July 2, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Otis Wooden, in pro. per.

Earl Faircloth, Atty. Gen., and Michael J. Minerva, Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondent.


RAWLS, Judge.

By petition for writ of habeas corpus Otis Wooden seeks to set aside his judgment of conviction and sentence of 30 years for the offense of forcible rape.

Petitioner seeks to raise a number of issues which might properly be reviewable on a direct appeal but cannot be reached in this proceeding. However, we find merit in petitioner's contention that he has been unconstitutionally deprived of a direct appeal from the judgment of conviction, and...

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