NICHOLAS v. WAINWRIGHT

No. 32308.

152 So.2d 458 (1963)

Claude Wayne NICHOLAS, Petitioner, v. Louie L. WAINWRIGHT, Director, Division of Corrections, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

April 24, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Claude Wayne Nicholas, petitioner, in pro. per.

Richard W. Ervin, Atty. Gen., and A.G. Spicola, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondent.


THORNAL, Justice.

An original petition for a writ of habeas corpus questions the legality of petitioner's restraint because of an alleged invalid forfeiture of gain time.

The petition and return present for consideration the construction of applicable statutes governing gain time for state prisoners.

On December 7, 1954, petitioner Nicholas was sentenced to a ten-year term in the state prison for the crime of robbery. On April 7, 1958, petitioner was...

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