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William v. Lamar

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District
Jun 9, 1982
414 So. 2d 1179 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1982)

Opinion

No. 82-542.

June 9, 1982.

Edwin Gene William, pro se.

No appearance for respondent.


Petitioner, serving fifty-one weeks in the county jail as a condition of probation, seeks by petition for writ of mandamus to have this court order jail officials to give him statutory gain time under section 951.21, Florida Statutes (1981). The statute does not apply to incarceration as a condition of probation, as it is not a "sentence." Heatherington v. State, 388 So.2d 1354 (Fla. 5th DCA 1980); Adams v. State, 387 So.2d 498 (Fla. 5th DCA 1980). The petition for mandamus is

DENIED.

FRANK D. UPCHURCH, Jr., and SHARP, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

William v. Lamar

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District
Jun 9, 1982
414 So. 2d 1179 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1982)
Case details for

William v. Lamar

Case Details

Full title:EDWIN GENE WILLIAM, PETITIONER, v. LAWSON LAMAR, ETC., RESPONDENT

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District

Date published: Jun 9, 1982

Citations

414 So. 2d 1179 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1982)

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