Legal Opinion

Swain v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided May 16, 2003No. 2D03-190PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

845 So.2d 314 (2003)

George J. SWAIN, Jr., Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 2D03-190.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

May 16, 2003.

KELLY, Judge.

George J. Swain, Jr., challenges the summary denial of his motion for postconviction relief filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a). We reverse and remand for Swain to receive prison credit for time previously served.

Swain was originally sentenced to a prison term, followed by three years' probation. Upon violation of probation, the trial court sentenced Swain to eighty months in prison. The sentence…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Singletary v. SlaySupreme Court of Florida · 1997
  2. Layman v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001
  3. Burnett v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999
  4. Pruitte v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003

3Cited by12 opinions

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  3. Rabedeau v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2007
  4. Nix v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006
  5. Turner v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2007

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