Legal Opinion

Bermudez v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided August 2, 2017No. 3D17-818PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtSuarez, J.

Javier Bermudez appeals from the summary denial of his motion to correct an illegal sentence pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800. We reverse.

Bermudez asserts that the sentencing transcript will show that he did not waive credit for time served. Neither the transcript nor the sentencing documents are in the record on appeal. See Cozza v. State, 756 So.2d 272, 273 (Fla. 3d DCA 2000) (“Where a defendant’s waiver of credit for time served is not clearly shown on the record, it will not be presumed.”); Isaac v. State, 992 So.2d 304 (Fla 3d DCA 2008) (same).

On appeal from a summary…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Cozza v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2000
  2. Isaac v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2008

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Ridgeway v. StateFlorida Third District Court of Appeal · 2017

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