Florida Parole Commission v. Criner

The Florida Parole Commission seeks review of an order granting Criner’s petition for writ of mandamus. We affirm that portion of the order concluding that the Commission erred in determining Criner’s salient factor score, and directing that his presumptive parole release date be recalculated accordingly. However, we reverse that portion *52of the order concluding that the Commission erred in classifying Criner’s 1966 rape conviction as a capital felony,1 and directing that it be characterized as a life felony for purposes of determining the offense severity rating.

The entitlement to mandamus…