Richardson v. Florida Parole & Probation Commission

SHIVERS, Judge.

This appeal challenges action by the Florida Parole and Probation Commission establishing a presumptive parole release date. This court has emphasized the Commission’s statutory and rule obligation to adequately explain its decision to aggravate a prisoner’s presumptive parole release date. Baker v. Florida Parole and Probation Commission, 384 So.2d 746 (Fla. 1st DCA 1980); Battis v. Florida Parole and Probation Commission, 386 So.2d 295 (Fla. 1st DCA 1980). This appeal arose primarily because the Commission initially did not explain its decision to aggravate. We affirm the…