Enrique Diaz v. Julie L. Jones, Secretary Fla. Dept. of Corrections

Enrique Diaz is serving multiple life sentences for offenses occurring prior to June 15, 1983. The circuit court denied his petition for writ of mandamus by which he sought to compel the Department of Corrections to apply gain-time to those sentences. He now seeks certiorari review, and finding no departure from the essential requirements of law in that determination, we deny the petition.

The version of section 944.275, Florida Statutes, in effect at the time of petitioner’s offenses called for the Department to deduct gain-time from the sentence of “every prisoner” meeting eligibility…