Legal Opinion

Brooks v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided April 23, 2010No. 5D10-128Published

1Per curiam

Lorenzo Brooks appeals from the denial of his motion for additional jail credit filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Pro cedure 3.800(a). Brooks alleges that he is entitled to jail credit from the date a violation of probation warrant was issued, on June 21,1990, because of an “unreasonable delay” by the Seminole County Sheriff in executing the warrant. See, e.g., Martinez v. State, 965 So.2d 1244 (Fla. 2d DCA 2007). Because Brooks’ entitlement to relief is not apparent on the face of the record, the trial judge properly denied Brooks’ motion. See Beard v. State, 27 So.3d 186 (Fla. 5th…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Beard v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2010
  2. Martinez v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2007

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