Albert Stafford v. State of Florida, Florida Commission on Offender Review

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D20-1553 _____________________________ ALBERT STAFFORD, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, FLORIDA COMMISSION ON OFFENDER REVIEW, Respondent. _____________________________ Petition for Writ of Certiorari—Original Jurisdiction. November 24, 2021 PER CURIAM. The Court denies the petition for writ of certiorari on the merits. See Topps v. State, 865 So. 2d 1253, 1258 (Fla. 2004) (explaining that a decision on an extraordinary writ petition that “clearly shows that the issue was considered by the court on the merits” is deemed a decision “which would later bar the litigant from presenting the issue under the doctrines of res judicata or collateral estoppel”). ROWE, C.J., and BILBREY and JAY, JJ., concur.  _____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________ Carey Haughwout, Public Defender, and Paul Edward Petillo, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for Petitioner. Rana Wallace, General Counsel, and Mark Hiers, Assistant General Counsel, Florida Commission on Offender Review, Tallahassee, for Respondent. 2