Legal Opinion

Lahens v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided February 3, 2010No. 4D09-1880PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Per curiam

The issue presented in this appeal is whether the trial court properly denied appellant’s motion for jail credit pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a). Because appellant executed a written waiver of the credit to which he otherwise would have been entitled, we affirm.

Appellant pled guilty to robbery with a firearm, burglary of an occupied structure with a firearm, and aggravated assault with a firearm and was sentenced to six years in prison. The written plea agreement stated that appellant would receive a 182-day credit for time served in the Palm Beach County Jail and that…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Davis v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2007
  2. White v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2008
  3. Velasquez v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2009

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Howard v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2010
  2. TRETT v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2010
  3. Trett v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2010

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