Walker v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1Opinion of the CourtRothenberg, J.
Tyrone Walker (“the defendant”) appeals the denial of his motion to correct his sentence filed pursuant to rule 3.800(a). Because we conclude that the trial court meant to award, and the defendant was entitled to receive, all credit for the time he served while housed in the county jail and at forensic hospitals during the pen-dency of his case, we reverse with instructions to correctly calculate the time served and to amend the judgment and sentence accordingly.
We recognize that this Court has, in certain limited circumstances, permitted the trial court to restructure the sentence on remand…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Toombs v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981
- Mathis v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995
- Wilson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2009