DOWNS v. CROSBY

No. 2D03-4364.

874 So.2d 648 (2004)

Clarence W. DOWNS, Petitioner, v. James CROSBY, Jr., Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, Respondent.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Rehearing Denied June 8, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clarence W. Downs, pro se.

Wendy Benner-Leon, Assistant General Counsel, Department of Corrections, Tallahassee, for Respondent.


STRINGER, Judge.

Clarence W. Downs seeks certiorari review of the circuit court's order denying Downs' petition for writ of mandamus/habeas corpus. Downs argues that the circuit court failed to apply the correct law in determining that the Department of Corrections ("the Department") properly denied his petition for provisional credits.

Because the circuit court erroneously relied on the amended version of the applicable statute concerning provisional credits...

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