Legal Opinion

Leija v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided December 13, 1996No. 96-03131Published

1Per curiam

Roy Leija appeals the trial court’s denial of his motion to correct illegal sentence brought under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a). One of the issues Leija raises does not appear to be conclusively refuted by the record before us, and accordingly we reverse as to that issue. In all other respects the trial court’s order is affirmed.

In his motion Leija alleges he is entitled to credit pursuant to State v. Green, 547 So.2d 925 (Fla.1989) and Tripp v. State, 622 So.2d 941 (Fla.1993) for time previously served. The trial court denied the motion indicating that Leija was originally…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Tripp v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1993
  2. State v. GreenSupreme Court of Florida · 1989
  3. Cook v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1994
  4. Becton v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996
  5. Hough v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996

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