Murray v. State

The appellant, Melvin Murray, appeals from his convictions and sentences for seven third-degree felonies in three cases. He raises two issues on appeal.

First, the appellant argues that the trial court erred by not awarding him credit for time served in the second and third cases. This issue, however, was not preserved for appellate review. The appellant neither objected at the sentencing hearing nor timely filed a motion to correct sentencing error pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(b). See Howard v. State, 705 So.2d 947, 948 (Fla. 1st DCA 1998).

Even if preserved, the…