Florida Parole Commission, Petitioner v. Joseph Robert Spaziano, Respondent

Summary

The Florida Supreme Court held that a petition challenging the Florida Parole Commission’s determination of an inmate’s presumptive parole release date is a collateral criminal proceeding under section 57.085(10), Florida Statutes, and therefore the statute’s fee and lien provisions do not apply. The Court affirmed the First District Court of Appeal’s decision vacating the lien and noted the dissenting opinion that disagreed with this classification.