BENYARD v. WAINWRIGHT

No. 46506.

322 So.2d 473 (1975)

Johnny C. BENYARD, Petitioner, v. Louie L. WAINWRIGHT, Director, Division of Corrections, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

October 29, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Johnny C. Benyard, in pro per.

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


OVERTON, Judge.

Petitioning prisoner, by mandamus, seeks recalculation of his release date. We issued our alternative writ of mandamus.

The chronology of the criminal proceedings applicable to the petitioner is as follows:

(1) On February 24, 1967, petitioner was sentenced to a term of six months to ten years for the offense of manslaughter.

(2) On June 9, 1970, petitioner was paroled.

(3) On February 24, 1972, petitioner was sentenced...

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