Hamilton v. Singletary

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided April 13, 1994

District Court of Appeal of Florida · decided 1994-04-13

Cited by 1 later decisions — most recently October 1995

1 state decisions

Key passage — most relied on by later courts

“MAY THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, CONSISTENT WITH THE DECISION OF THE FLORIDA SUPREME COURT IN WALDRUP v. DUG-GER, 562 So.2d 687 (Fla.1990), IMPLEMENT ITS PRO RATA CONVERSION OF INCENTIVE GAIN-TIME EARNED UNDER CHAPTER 83-131, § 8, LAWS OF FLORIDA, TO WORK AND EXTRA GAIN-TIME AVAILABLE UNDER SECTION 944.275, FLORIDA STATUTES (1979)?”

quoted by 1 later decision, including 661 So. 2d 816 - Singletary v. Hamilton

Relies on 562 So. 2d 687 - Waldrup v. Dugger

Good law ✅— No negative treatment on recordhow we know

Decided 1994-04-13

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¶1ON MOTION FOR REHEARING AND CERTIFICATION OF A QUESTION OF GREAT PUBLIC IMPORTANCE

PER CURIAM.

¶2Appellee’s motion for rehearing is hereby denied. Appellee’s motion for certification of a question of great public importance is hereby granted. We certify the following question to the Florida Supreme Court:

MAY THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, CONSISTENT WITH THE DECISION OF THE FLORIDA SUPREME COURT IN WALDRUP v. DUG-GER, 562 So.2d 687 (Fla.1990), IMPLEMENT ITS PRO RATA CONVERSION OF INCENTIVE GAIN-TIME EARNED UNDER CHAPTER 83-131, § 8, LAWS OF FLORIDA, TO WORK AND EXTRA GAIN-TIME AVAILABLE UNDER SECTION 944.275, FLORIDA STATUTES (1979)?

MINER, KAHN and LAWRENCE, JJ., concur.