Miller v. Florida Department of Corrections

We have for review an order denying a petition for writ of mandamus, in which appellant alleged that one of two consecutive sentences imposed in 1982 had expired by the time he was released on parole. The mandamus petition alleged that the Department of Corrections (DOC) erroneously forfeited gain time earned on the expired sentence upon revocation of his parole, illegally extending the time he had yet to serve. See Orosz v. Singletary, 693 So.2d 538, 539 (Fla.1997) (holding that a prisoner, “who has fully completed a sentence because of gain time awarded under a proper interpretation of the…