Williams v. Florida Parole Commission

Charles Williams timely seeks certiorari review of an order denying his petition for writ of mandamus. We conclude that the circuit court did not depart from the essential requirements of law when it denied relief concerning the Parole Commission’s decision to decline to authorize petitioner’s effective parole release date and to suspend his presumptive parole release date, and deny the petition insofar as it is directed to that issue.

In addition, Williams unsuccessfully claimed below that the Parole Commission had deviated from the requirements of its own rules when it elected to schedule…