Legal Opinion

Jones v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided April 17, 2018No. 1D17–2389PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Per curiam

Diaundra Jones appeals her sentence for grand theft, arguing only that the trial court considered improper factors when imposing an eight-month jail sentence. But because she has not challenged her conviction-only her sentence-and because she has already served that sentence, this appeal has become moot. See Toomer v. State , 895 So.2d 1256, 1256-57 (Fla. 1st DCA 2005) ("Where one is challenging the legality of his sentence or seeking jail credit against that sentence, and he completes the sentence during the pendency of the appeal, the appeal may be dismissed as moot."). Although Jones…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Toomer v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2005

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Tyrone Randy Johnson Jr. v. State of FloridaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2018

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