HARRIS v. WAINWRIGHT

No. 56716.

376 So.2d 855 (1979)

Hennard HARRIS, Petitioner, v. Louie L. WAINWRIGHT, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

November 1, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hennard Harris, in pro. per., for petitioner.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and A.S. Johnston, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for respondent.


ADKINS, Acting Chief Justice.

In original habeas corpus proceedings, petitioner asserts that section 944.275 Florida Statutes (1978 Supplement) is unconstitutional as it is applied to him, in that he is harmfully required to remain in prison for an indeterminate number of months or years past the original expiration of the sentence under the law as it existed at the time of the offense. This statute, known as the "gain time statute" requires the Department of Corrections...

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