Chapman v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1Opinion of the Court
STONE, Judge.
The appellant was initially sentenced to five years in prison, of which the last two years were suspended with the defendant placed on probation. He was released, after serving the first portion of his sentence, with credit for gain time. The defendant violated probation and was again sentenced to five years in prison, with a credit for all time previously served.
Appellant contends that the effect of this sentence will be to deprive him of the gain time he has previously earned. However, as a general rule a defendant is not entitled to a credit on his sentence for any time other…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Poore v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1988
- Franklin v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988
- Valdes v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985
- Hall v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1986
- Butler v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988
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