Legal Opinion
Nairn D. Newell v. Florida Department of Corrections
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided March 3, 2017No. CASE NO. 1D16-2025PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Per curiam
Petitioner, Nairn D. Newell, seeks to compel the Florida Department of Corrections (“FDOC”) to award him 60 days of gain-time to which he asserts he is entitled following the completion of his general educational development certificate (“G.E.D.”). We have jurisdiction in accordance with Sheley v. Florida Parole Commission, 703 So.2d 1202 (Fla. 1st DCA 1997), and determine that the FDOC has the statutory authority to award, within its discretion, 60 days of gain-time to inmates whose crimes were committed on or after October 1, 1995, and who have completed their G.E.D. certificate.
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2Cases cited6 opinions
- Sheley v. FLORIDA PAROLE COM'NDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997
- Oldham v. RooksSupreme Court of Florida · 1978
- State v. County of GadsdenSupreme Court of Florida · 1912
- Carcaise v. DurdenDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1980
- State ex rel. Gerstein v. Hialeah Race Course, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1971
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- Kendall Young v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2017