Gibson v. Florida Department of Corrections

Thomas B. Gibson seeks certiorari review of an order of the circuit court denying his petition for writ of mandamus. In that petition, Gibson argued that the Department of Corrections (“DOC”) lacked authority to forfeit certain previously accrued gain-time awarded him by the sentencing court, and he sought an order compelling DOC to recalculate his sentence in order to award him proper credit. The circuit court correctly found that Gibson was not entitled to relief, and we therefore deny the petition for writ of certiorari.

In 1994, Gibson was simultaneously sentenced in three cases, based on…