Jones v. State

Reginald Jones [“Jones”] appeals an order denying his motion to enforce his plea agreement.

Jones alleged that, as part of his negotiated plea, he was to be given 264 days of “jail credits.” The motion complained that, in violation of his plea, he received only thirty-seven days of jail credit from the Florida Department of Corrections [“DOC”]. Because of the DOC’s failure to honor the plea, he asked the trial court to reduce his sentence to give him the benefit of his plea bargain, which allegedly contemplated that he would serve a “specific sentencing punishment minus credit for two hundred…