Johnson v. Florida Parole Commission

Johnson appeals an order denying his petition for writ of mandamus, filed after the Florida Parole Commission declined to authorize his effective parole release date, and suspended his presumptive parole release date (PPRD). The Commission predicated its action upon the facts of appellant’s crimes and his prior record, and conclusions reached as result of appellant’s “latest mental health status report.” Appellant’s argument that the Commission erred in considering the facts of his crimes and his prior record, where those factors had been considered in setting his PPRD, is clearly without…