Legal Opinion

Beil v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided April 25, 2008No. 5D07-4019Published

1Opinion of the Court

980 So.2d 566 (2008)

Michael L. BEIL, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 5D07-4019.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

April 25, 2008.

Michael L. Beil, Gainesville, pro se.

No Appearance for Appellee.

MONACO, J.

Michael L. Beil seeks review of the summary denial of the motion for jail credit filed by him pursuant to rule 3.800(a), Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure. We affirm for two reasons.

First, a criminal defendant is not entitled to jail credit for time spent in jail in another county while subject to a detainer on an unrelated charge. See Gethers v. State, 838 So.2d…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Gethers v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2003
  2. Prangler v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985
  3. White v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995

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