Legal Opinion

Johnson v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided August 21, 2013No. 4D13-157Published

1Per curiam

Wilbert Johnson, Jr., appeals the denial of a rule 3.800(a) motion which sought additional credit for two periods of time served in the county jail. He has not shown that he is entitled to additional credit from the trial court. The Department of Corrections (DOC) is responsible for calculating the credit for time served while he was in the county jail awaiting a *157hearing on a postconviction motion. Beckwith v. State, 799 So.2d 310, 311 (Fla. 2d DCA 2001). Generally, the trial court would be responsible for calculating the credit for time served in the county jail after the original sentence…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Arnett v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1993
  2. Beckwith v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001

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