Legal Opinion

Proctor v. Wainwright

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided January 14, 1982No. AG-244Published

1Opinion of the Court

LARRY G. SMITH, Judge.

Proctor petitions this court for a writ of habeas corpus seeking his release from a Florida prison on the grounds that while a prisoner in the State of Delaware, he requested disposition of a Florida detainer1 based on a parole violation, and Florida failed to provide a parole revocation hearing within the time prescribed by the Interstate Agreement on Detainers, Sections 941.45-50, Florida Statutes (1979). We deny the writ.

Petitioner’s reliance upon the Interstate Agreement on Detainers is misplaced. This court has held that Florida’s IAD does not apply to detainers…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Moody v. DaggettSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Wainwright v. EvansDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981
  4. Albritton v. WainwrightSupreme Court of Florida · 1975

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