Legal Opinion

Davis v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided November 5, 1997No. 97-1352PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Per curiam

On the State’s confession of error as well as our independent review of the record, we reverse the' summary denial of appellant’s postconviction motion to correct his sentence. When' appellant was sentenced for violating his community control, the trial court erroneously failed to credit him for time served in prison during the incareerative portion of his original split sentence. “[A] prisoner who is sentenced to prison for violating probation which constitutes the second portion of a *120split sentence is entitled to credit for time actually served in prison, prior to commencement of the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Tripp v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1993
  2. Sainvilus v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997
  3. Smith v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996
  4. Manning v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996
  5. Black v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1993

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Moore v. StephensDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002
  2. Powell v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998

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