State v. White
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1Per curiam
We decline to issue the requested writ of certiorari in this case. The petition seeks to quash an order of the circuit court compelling the Florida Department of Corrections (DOC) to restore provisional credits previously awarded to Tommy White based upon prison overcrowding and later voided by DOC. Although the order erroneously concluded that voiding of White’s overcrowding credits violated the ex post facto clause of the United States Constitution, see Meola v. Department of Corrections, 732 So.2d 1029 (Fla.1998), the expiration of White’s sentence and his release from custody during the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Meola v. Department of CorrectionsSupreme Court of Florida · 1998
- Florida Dept. of Corrections v. WilsonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992
- Singletary v. DugginsDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999
- Florida Dept. of Corrections v. PrideDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998