Haralson v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1Opinion of the Court
SHARP, W., J.
Haralson filed an emergency petition for writ of habeas corpus, asserting the Department of Corrections improperly calculated his gain time and other claims relating to DOC administration. The record reflects Haralson filed an earlier emergency petition in the circuit court asserting the same issues, and that it was denied.
Although the district and circuit courts have concurrent habeas corpus jurisdiction, this does not entitled a defendant to a repetitious application in each court concerning the same issues. See Scaldeferri *1095v. Sandstrom, 285 So.2d 409 (Fla.1973). However, this…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Scaldeferri v. SandstromSupreme Court of Florida · 1973
- Norris v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001