Legal Opinion
Robert B. Leftwich v. Florida Department of Corrections
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided September 18, 2014No. SC12-2669PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
Petitioner Robert Leftwich seeks review of the decision of the First District Court of Appeal in Leftwich v. Florida Department of Corrections, 101 So.3d 404 (Fla. 1st DCA 2012), on the basis that the First District certified that its decision is in conflict with the decision of the Second District Court of Appeal in Downs v. Crosby, 874 So.2d 648 (Fla. 2d DCA 2004). We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(3), Fla. Const.
FACTS
In 1988, the Florida Legislature enacted the provisional credit statute to reduce overcrowding in the state prison system. See § 944.277(l)(g), Fla. Stat. (Supp.1988);…
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