Legal Opinion

Canada v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided January 23, 2009No. 5D08-3155PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtLawson, J.

David A. Canada appeals the summary denial of his rule 3.800(a) 1 motion to correct sentence. Canada’s motion alleged that he was improperly denied jail credit when sentenced to prison for violating the terms of his community control and that his entitlement to jail credit is apparent on the face of the record. In denying Canada’s motion, the trial judge attached documents showing only that Canada waived credit for any prior prison time as part of his plea agreement. Because the record attachments do not show that Canada also waived jail credit, we reverse.

Canada was originally sentenced to…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Cheatum v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2008
  2. Hill v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2008

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. McLeod v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2011
  2. Steven Lyle Lay v. State of Alabama.Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2011
  3. McLeod v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2011

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