Green v. State

The appellant appeals the denial of his motion to correct illegal sentence in which he seeks additional credit for time spent in jail prior to sentencing. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm.

The appellant entered a plea of guilty to battery on a person over 65 years of age, burglary of a structure and petit theft. As part of the plea, he also admitted violating his probation imposed in another case. His written plea agreement called for him to receive a sentence of twenty-four months’ imprisonment with credit for “133 days + 48 days on [the] VOP case.” The appellant then filed a motion…