Horace v. Culver

Summary

The Supreme Court of Florida granted the petitioner's writ of habeas corpus, vacating his convictions and sentences because a prior adjudication of incompetence remained unrebutted, and ordered his remand for further proceedings under Section 917.01, Florida Statutes. The Court held that a writ of habeas, not a writ of error coram nobis, is the proper remedy and reaffirmed the presumption that a person adjudged insane remains so until a contrary finding.