Howard v. Florida Parole Commission

Sidney Howard seeks certiorari review of the circuit court’s denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus, in which he challenged the revocation of his conditional release supervision. We grant the petition, quash the circuit court’s order, and remand for reconsideration in light of Tedder v. Florida Parole Commission, 842 So.2d 1022 (Fla. 1st DCA 2003).

Howard was charged with violating the terms of his conditional release supervision when a urinalysis test conducted three days after his release from prison yielded a positive result for the presence of marijuana. He admitted at the…