Cruder v. State

BOYER, Judge.

The defendants appeal the imposition of a maximum sentence and denial of credit for time served in the county jail from the time of arrest until sentencing, all of which occurred prior to the effective date of Chapter 73-71, Laws of Florida 1973, which amended Florida Statute 921.161(1) F.S.A. to require credit for time spent in the county j ail before sentencing.

The appellants who had escaped from custody by the juvenile authorities were arrested on the charge of auto theft on or about June 21, 1972. At that time they were incarcerated in the Levy County Jail where they remained…