Opinion ID: 3165722
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Heading: State Mandamus Petition

Text: In 2010, Petitioner filed a petition for writ of mandamus in the Florida court, challenging the FDOC’s cancellation of his 15 years of basic gain-time credits. Specifically, he contended that the FDOC’s calculation of his basic gain-time in 1995 was correct, and that the retroactive application of the Florida Supreme Court’s decision in Young violated his due process rights and the Ex Post Facto Clause. The Florida court denied his petition, concluding that the cancellation of Petitioner’s basic gain-time did not violate the Ex Post Facto Clause. The Florida court explained that, because the date of Petitioner’s offenses was after January 1, 1994, he was not eligible for basic gain-time at the time when the FDOC mistakenly awarded it to him. Given that Petitioner was never entitled to the basic gain-time credits, the FDOC’s cancellation of those credits did not violate the Ex Post Facto Clause. The Florida appellate court subsequently denied Petitioner’s petition for writ of certiorari.