Legal Opinion

Bruno v. Moore

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided August 20, 1999No. 98-3651Published

1Opinion of the CourtBenton, J.

We grant a petition for writ of certiorari that raises important questions about the proper role of the parole commission, acting as the control release authority, when a sentencing court has placed a criminal offender, already under control release, on community control and conferred supervisory authority on the department of corrections.

Keith Bruno filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus on grounds the parole commission, acting as the control release authority, failed to comply with section 947.146(10), Florida Statutes (1993), which provides, in part:

If any inmate placed on control…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Chatman v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1978
  2. People v. AndreCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1974
  3. Haney v. EymanArizona Supreme Court · 1965
  4. Downing v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992
  5. State ex rel. Green v. Court of Appeal Second Circuit, 2nd Judicial District Court Parish of ClaiborneSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1991

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