Legal Opinion
Magnus v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided July 21, 1999No. 98-1602PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
738 So.2d 446 (1999)
Merrick MAGNUS, Appellant,
v.
STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 98-1602.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
July 21, 1999.
Merrick Magnus, Miami, pro se.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Leslie T. Campbell, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.
KLEIN, J.
Appellant, who was incarcerated in Dade county, filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus in Broward county, alleging that he is being improperly incarcerated because of errors regarding gain time. The state responded that a prisoner can only seek habeas corpus in the…
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- Campbell v. Florida Parole Com'nDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994
- Newman v. HornsbyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1980
- Yates v. BuchananDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1964
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