Johnson v. Wainwright

Petitioner filed his petition for writ of habeas corpus alleging that he is illegally being detained in the state prison. He alleged that while he was out on parole that he was arrested under warrants issued by the Florida Parole Commission and held • in jail for over five years on these warrants. It is contended that this period of imprisonment was not credited to his prison sentence and if credit had been so given he would be entitled to be released from prison.

Based upon the petition for writ of habeas corpus and a letter from the Attorney General’s Office the petition was denied. The…