Roy S. Whited v. Florida Commission on Offender Review

ORDER ON MOTION TO ENFORCE MANDATE

Whited moves to enforce this court’s mandate, which instructed the lower court to remove a lien from his prisoner trust account. He argues that on remand, the circuit court again imposed a lien on his prisoner trust account. We grant the motion for the reasons discussed below.

Background

Whited filed a petition for writ of mandamus in the circuit court challenging the calculation of his Presumptive Parole Release Date. The circuit court found him to be indigent, but ordered the Department of Corrections to place a lien on his prisoner trust account for court…