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Britt v. Chiles

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided September 25, 1997No. 89285PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

704 So.2d 1046 (1997)

John L. BRITT, Petitioner,

v.

Lawton CHILES, etc., et al., Respondents.

No. 89285.

Supreme Court of Florida.

September 25, 1997.

Rehearing Denied December 18, 1997.

John L. Britt, Orlando, pro se.

Thomas Crapps, Assistant General Counsel, Office of the Governor, Legal Affairs, Tallahassee; and Susan A. Maher, Deputy General Counsel, Department of Corrections, Tallahassee, for Respondent.

OVERTON, Justice.

John L. Britt petitions this Court for a writ of mandamus seeking to prohibit the governor, the attorney general, and the Department of Corrections (the department) from…

Also in this document: Dissent.

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Weaver v. GrahamSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  2. California Department of Corrections v. MoralesSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  3. Lynce v. MathisSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  4. Ewell v. MurrayCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1993
  5. In Re RamirezCalifornia Supreme Court · 1985

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Rollinson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999
  2. Gomez v. SingletarySupreme Court of Florida · 1998
  3. Utley v. Tennessee Department of CorrectionCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2003
  4. State v. LancasterSupreme Court of Florida · 1998
  5. In Re ForbisWashington Supreme Court · 2003

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