ROYDHOUSE v. STATE

No. 97-1844.

701 So.2d 1273 (1997)

David John ROYDHOUSE, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

December 12, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David John Roydhouse, Daytona Beach, pro se.

Sheron Wells, Assistant General Counsel, Department of Corrections, for Appellee.


THOMPSON, Judge.

David John Roydhouse appeals the denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus. We affirm.

Roydhouse petitioned the trial court to reinstate his cancelled 16 July 1996 control release date. He argued that his control release date was cancelled in violation of ex post facto prohibitions. He relied upon Lynce v. Mathis, ___ U.S. ___, 117 S.Ct. 891, 137 L.Ed.2d 63 (1997), which holds that certain Florida inmates are entitled to restoration...

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