Legal Opinion

Wright v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided June 19, 2017No. CASE NO. 1D17-0872Published

1Per curiam

Jonathan Wright appeals the denial of a motion filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a), alleging an entitlement to additional jail and prison credit. For the reason discussed below, we reverse and remand.

In 1985, Appellant was convicted of numerous crimes and sentenced to consecutive terms of 150 years’ imprisonment. In 2007, he was resentenced in response to a motion to correct illegal sentence. See Wright v. State, 941 So.2d 538 (Fla. 1st DCA 2006). He filed the instant motion for postconvietion relief in July 2013, alleging an entitlement to additional credit for time…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. State v. McBrideSupreme Court of Florida · 2003
  2. Toler v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1986
  3. Wright v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006
  4. Arnold v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2007

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