Legal Opinion

Diggs v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided June 5, 2009No. 5D08-3560PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtCohen, J.

John Diggs challenges his sentences for extortion and possession of a firearm by a felon because the trial court did not fully credit him for time served as agreed in his written plea agreement. We reverse.

Diggs was charged with two counts of possession of a firearm by a felon, carrying a concealed firearm, extortion, and violat ing an injunction. In a written plea agreement, Diggs agreed to concurrent sentences of three years’ imprisonment for the possession of a firearm by a felon and extortion charges with 497 days credit for time served; the State agreed to nolle prosequi the carrying a…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Taylor v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006
  2. Whiting v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006
  3. Garcia v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2008

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