SINGLETARY v. GATES

No. 96-3039.

690 So.2d 748 (1997)

Harry K. SINGLETARY, etc., Appellant, v. Carl L. GATES, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

April 4, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan Schwartz, Assistant General Counsel, Department of Corrections, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

No appearance for Appellee.


GOSHORN, Judge.

The Department of Corrections appeals from an order requiring it to restore gaintime which was forfeited during the service of the mandatory portion of Gates's sentence. We reverse. At the time the court entered its order, the trial judge correctly recognized he was bound by the First District's opinion in Buffa v. Singletary, 652 So.2d 885 (Fla. 1st DCA), dismissed, 658 So.2d 989 (Fla.1995). The First...

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