Legal Opinion
Benyard v. Wainwright
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided October 29, 1975No. 46506PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
322 So.2d 473 (1975)
Johnny C. BENYARD, Petitioner,
v.
Louie L. WAINWRIGHT, Director, Division of Corrections, Respondent.
No. 46506.
Supreme Court of Florida.
October 29, 1975.
Johnny C. Benyard, in pro per.
Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and Wallace E. Allbritton, Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondent.
OVERTON, Judge.
Petitioning prisoner, by mandamus, seeks recalculation of his release date. We issued our alternative writ of mandamus.
The chronology of the criminal proceedings applicable to the petitioner is as follows:(1) On February 24, 1967, petitioner was sentenced to a term of six months to ten years…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- In Re Florida Rules of Criminal ProcedureSupreme Court of Florida · 1973
- State v. GarciaSupreme Court of Florida · 1969
- In Re Clarification of Florida Rules of Prac. & Pro.Supreme Court of Florida · 1973
- Brumit v. WainwrightSupreme Court of Florida · 1974
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3Cited by77 opinions
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