Pippins v. State

Ms. Pippins entered into a written plea agreement in which she accepted an eighteen-month sentence with an eighteen-day credit for time served. Four months later, Ms. Pippins filed a sworn motion pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.801, asserting that she was entitled to an additional 116 days’ credit for time served and that she had not waived her entitlement to the credit. The trial court denied the motion, finding that the plea agreement “constituted a valid waiver of any additional credit” because it stated the amount of credit she was to receive.

On appeal, the issue is…