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Brown v. Florida Parole Prob. Com'n

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Mar 1, 1983
427 So. 2d 349 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1983)

Opinion

No. AO-92.

March 1, 1983.

Morris T. Brown, Raiford, in pro. per.

John B. Courtney, Asst. Gen. Counsel, Tallahassee, for appellee.


Brown complains after special review that the commission erred in 1979 in establishing his original presumptive parole release date (PPRD) because it included one point in his salient factor score for an escape also used to aggravate his release date. We agree that the commission erred in assessing this point, but for a different reason: the record does not indicate that Brown ever was convicted of the 1956 escape the commission states it used in setting the salient factor score. Rule 23-19.04(6)(b), Florida Administrative Code, and successor Rule 23-21.07(6), Florida Administrative Code, allow the commission to assess points only for escape convictions. Accordingly, the commission is directed to reduce Brown's salient factor score to 8. His PPRD of June 19, 1984, is AFFIRMED, however, because this reduction does not alter the matrix time range for his offense.

This court previously has indicated that the commission need not address, on biennial or special review, matters that were or could have been raised at the time an initial PPRD was established. See Broxson v. Florida Parole and Probation Commission, 425 So.2d 169 (Fla. 1st DCA 1983) and cases cited. However, in Brown's case the commission specifically addressed the issue raised by him in its special review order, and this court will determine whether the order is supported by the record.

ROBERT P. SMITH, Jr., C.J., and LARRY G. SMITH and THOMPSON, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Brown v. Florida Parole Prob. Com'n

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Mar 1, 1983
427 So. 2d 349 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1983)
Case details for

Brown v. Florida Parole Prob. Com'n

Case Details

Full title:MORRIS T. BROWN, APPELLANT, v. FLORIDA PAROLE AND PROBATION COMMISSION…

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District

Date published: Mar 1, 1983

Citations

427 So. 2d 349 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1983)

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