Forbes v. Singletary’s Empirical Analysis

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24 state decisions

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1. “If a prisoner is convicted of escape, or if the clemency, conditional release as described in chapter 947, probation or community control as described in chapter 948, provisional release as described in s. 944.277, parole, or control release[ [2] ] as described in s. 947.146 granted to the prisoner is revoked, the department may, without notice or hearing, declare a forfeiture of all gain-time earned according to the provisions of law by such prisoner prior to such escape or his or her release under such clemency, conditional release, probation, community control, provisional release, control release, or parole.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. 739 So. 2d 1183 - Singletary v. Whittaker · 760 So. 2d 888 - Eldridge v. Moore

2. “921.0017 Credit upon recommitment of offender serving split sentence. — Effective for offenses committed on or after January 1, 1994, if an offender’s probation or community control is revoked and the offender is serving a split sentence pursuant to s. 948.01, upon recommitment to the Department of Corrections, the court shall order credit for time served only, without considering any type of gain-time earned before release to supervision, or any type of sentence reduction granted to avoid prison overcrowding, including, but not limited to, any sentence reduction resulting from administrative gain-time, provisional credits, or control release. The court shall determine the amount of jail-time credit to be awarded for time served between the date of arrest as a violator and the date of recommitment, and shall direct the Department of Corrections to compute and apply credit for all other time served previously on the prior sentence for the offense for which the offender is being recommitted. This section does not affect or limit the department’s authority to forfeit gain-time under ss. 944.28(1) and 948.06(6).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Moore v. State

3. “[2] generally be sentenced only to a guidelines plus one-cell bump sentence, with credit given for time served. Under this scenario, with respect to gain time, it is (or is not as the case may be) recognized as a credit against the guidelines plus one-cell bump incarcerative sentence which can be imposed upon violation of the probationary portion of a true split sentence. As the supreme court has recognized, for offenses committed between October 1, 1989, and December 31, 1993, the sentencing judge has the discretion whether to”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. 739 So. 2d 1183 - Singletary v. Whittaker