PETTWAY v. WAINWRIGHT

No. AY-387.

450 So.2d 1279 (1984)

John PETTWAY, Petitioner, v. Louie L. WAINWRIGHT, As Secretary, Department of Corrections, Respondent.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

June 15, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Pettway, petitioner, pro se.

Shirley A. Walker, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for respondent.


THOMPSON, Judge.

Pettway filed a "Petition for Judicial Review of Administrative Action" seeking review of action taken by the Department of Corrections (DOC) which denied him incentive gain-time during the last 45 days of his incarceration and thereby extended his incarceration by approximately 20 days. We treated this petition for review as a petition for writ of mandamus/habeas corpus and ordered the DOC to show cause why the petition should not be granted. After...

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