Legal Opinion

Gonzalez v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided March 9, 2016No. 3D15-2134PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtEmas, J.

Nelson Vladimir Gonzalez seeks review of the trial court’s denial of his motion to correct sentence.' We hold that the trial court erred in not properly awarding Gonzalez the credit for prison time he previously served on his probationary split sentence. Further, given the clear and unequivocal intent of the trial court, as articulated in the sentencing hearing below," we reverse and remand so that the trial court may restructure the sentence to reflect the trial court’s articulated sentencing goal, while properly awarding the prison credit to which Gonzalez is entitled.

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2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Sainvilus v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997
  2. Toombs v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981
  3. Mathis v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995
  4. Pendergrass v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1986
  5. Dortly v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2013

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Gonzalez v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2017
  2. State v. Jene-CharlesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2018
  3. Thomas v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2019

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