Bronson v. Florida Parole & Probation Commission

This is an appeal from an order dismissing appellant’s Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus1 for failure to state a cause of action. We affirm.

Petitioner, in his pro se Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, seeks credit for time served on parole and MCR [mandatory conditional release]. Section 947.21, Florida Statutes, does not mandate that an inmate be given credit for time spent on parole; it merely authorizes the Commission, at its discretion, to grant credit for same. Coleman v. Wainwright, 323 So.2d 581 (Fla.1975). Furthermore, it is clear that a writ cannot be used to compel a public agency…