Singletary v. Hamilton

HARDING, Justice.

We have for review Hamilton v. Single-tary, 646 So.2d 734, 737 (Fla. 1st DCA 1994), in which the First District Court of Appeal certified the following question to be of great public importance:

MAY THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, CONSISTENT WITH THE DECISION OF THE FLORIDA SUPREME COURT IN WALDRUP v. DUG-GER, 562 So.2d 687 (Fla.1990), IMPLEMENT ITS PRO RATA CONVERSION OF INCENTIVE GAIN-TIME EARNED UNDER CHAPTER 83-131, § 8, LAWS OF FLORIDA, TO WORK AND EXTRA GAIN-TIME AVAILABLE UNDER SECTION 944.275, FLORIDA STATUTES (1979)?

We have jurisdiction pursuant to article V, section…