Jongewaard v. State

ORFINGER, R.B., J.

Larry Jongewaard seeks certiorari review of a trial court order denying his petition for writ of habeas corpus. In his habeas petition, Jongewaard contended that he had been improperly classified as a conditional releasee upon his release from prison, and that as a result, his return to prison upon the Florida Parole Commission’s determination that he had violated the terms of his conditional release was unlawful. Because we agree that the law was incorrectly applied, we grant the petition for writ of certiorari.

In 1989, Jongewaard was adjudicated guilty of attempted second…