Legal Opinion
Coleman v. Wainwright
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided December 10, 1975No. 46779PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
323 So.2d 581 (1975)
Sammy Lee COLEMAN, Petitioner,
v.
Louie L. WAINWRIGHT, Director, Division of Corrections, Etc., Respondent.
No. 46779.
Supreme Court of Florida.
December 10, 1975.
Sammy Lee Coleman, in pro per.
Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and Wallace E. Allbritton, Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondent.
OVERTON, Justice.
Petitioning prisoner, by habeas corpus, seeks recalculation of his release date. The respondent has filed a return. The subject matter of his cause is properly in mandamus, and we will treat this petition as seeking the appropriate mandamus relief.[1]
This petitioner was the subject…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- McGinnis v. RoysterSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Brumit v. WainwrightSupreme Court of Florida · 1974
- Segal v. WainwrightSupreme Court of Florida · 1974
- Schell v. WainwrightSupreme Court of Florida · 1975
- Deese v. CochranSupreme Court of Florida · 1962
3Cited by5 opinions
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- Thomas v. MooreSupreme Court of Florida · 2001