MEANS v. WAINWRIGHT

No. 45223.

299 So.2d 577 (1974)

Willie J. MEANS, Petitioner, v. Louie L. WAINWRIGHT, Director, Division of Corrections, State of Florida, et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied September 24, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael R. Masinter and Ann Yalman of Florida Rural Legal Services, Inc., Immokalee, for petitioner.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and Wallace E. Allbritton, Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondents.


ADKINS, Chief Justice.

This cause is before us on writ of habeas corpus and return thereto. Fla. Const., art. V, § 3(b)(6), F.S.A.

The petitioner is a prisoner in the DeSoto Correctional Institution and was granted parole on October 4, 1973. By letter dated October 15, 1973, the Commission notified the petitioner that his parole had been granted and that he was to be released from prison on October 23, 1973. Although his parole agreement concerning the...

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