Hamilton v. Singletary

Appellant, Henry Hamilton, appeals the trial court’s denial of his petition for writ of mandamus challenging the DOC’s awards of basic and incentive gain-time. We affirm as to appellant’s basic gain-time award, reverse as to appellant’s incentive gain-time award and remand.

Appellant, Henry Hamilton, was received by the Department of Corrections (DOC) on December 1, 1988. Two of the offenses for which appellant was convicted were of a continuing nature, the first occurring between July 1979 and June 1987, and the second between February 1983 and June 1987.

Appellant filed a petition for writ of…