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Horsted v. Florida Parole Commission

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Jun 10, 1996
673 So. 2d 891 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1996)

Opinion

No. 95-2734.

May 2, 1996. Rehearing Denied June 10, 1996.

An appeal from the Circuit Court for Leon County; Philip J. Padovano, Judge.

Appellant, pro se.

Barbara Debelius, Assistant General Counsel, Florida Parole Commission, Tallahassee, for Appellee.


AFFIRMED. § 947.18, Fla.Stat. (1993); Rule 23-21.001, et seq., Fla.Admin.Code (rules implementing statutory guidelines for Commission's responsibilities); Dugger v. Grant, 610 So.2d 428, 432 (Fla. 1992) ("only a modicum of evidence is necessary to support an administrative decision regarding inmates even when such a decision does involve due process rights"); Parole Probation Commission v. Bruce, 471 So.2d 7 (Fla. 1985); Florida Parole Probation Commission v. Paige, 462 So.2d 817, 819-20 (Fla. 1985) (Commission has ultimate discretion in deciding whether to parole); McCorvey v. Florida Parole Commission, 625 So.2d 1296, 1297 (Fla. 1st DCA 1993) (suspension of defendant's presumptive parole release date on basis of information previously considered when presumptive release date was set is not an abuse of discretion); May v. Florida Parole Probation Commission, 435 So.2d 834 (Fla. 1983); Johnson v. Florida Parole Commission, 639 So.2d 209 (Fla. 1st DCA 1994).

ALLEN, WEBSTER and MICKLE, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Horsted v. Florida Parole Commission

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Jun 10, 1996
673 So. 2d 891 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1996)
Case details for

Horsted v. Florida Parole Commission

Case Details

Full title:L.A. HORSTED, APPELLANT, v. FLORIDA PAROLE COMMISSION, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District

Date published: Jun 10, 1996

Citations

673 So. 2d 891 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1996)