Sullivan v. Jones

SOUD, ADRIAN G., Associate Judge.

In his Petition for Writ of Certiorari, Petitioner Joe Sullivan argues that the Florida Department of Corrections unlawfully extended his prison sentence by more than five years when it recalculated his release date after discovering that the gain time as previously afforded Mr. Sullivan was erroneous. We conclude that calculating a net sum of “unforfeited” gain time and applying this net sum to each of Petitioner’s now-consecutive sentences does not depart from the essential requirements of law. Thus, we deny Mr. Sullivan’s petition.

I. Facts

In 1989, Mr.…