Segal v. Wainwright

304 So.2d 446 (1974)

Steven Alan SEGAL, Petitioner,

v.

L.L. WAINWRIGHT, Director, Division of Corrections, Respondent.

No. 44664.

Supreme Court of Florida.

December 11, 1974.

Steven Alan Segal, in pro. per.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and Carolyn M. Snurkowski, Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondent.

DEKLE, Justice.

By way of petition for writ of mandamus, petitioner seeks credit on a prison sentence for time served in jail while awaiting trial on unrelated charges. We have jurisdiction pursuant to Art. V, § 3(b)(5), Fla. Const.

Petitioner was charged by information with robbery on Jan. 30, 1967, and was…