Legal Opinion

Boatwright v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided November 5, 2003No. 4D03-3358PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Per curiam

Dwayne Boatwright appeals an order of the trial court which summarily denied his motion for jail credit filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a).

In his motion, appellant sought credit against his prison sentence in a year 2000 prosecution, but attached a letter suggesting that the forty-one days of credit sought were actually demanded in an earlier, separate prosecution for time when a detainer warrant was placed on him. The motion and letter are confusing, and otherwise defective for failure to allege that the court records on their face demonstrate entitlement to the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Toro v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998
  2. Milne v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002
  3. Skullestad v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Hathcock v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006

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