Ransone v. State

This case is before the Court for review of the decision of the Fourth District Court of Appeal in Ransone v. State, 20 So.3d 445 (Fla. 4th DCA 2009). The Fourth District certified that its decision is in direct conflict with the decision of the Third District Court of Appeal in Tharpe v. State, 744 So.2d 1256 (Fla. 3d DCA 1999). 1 At issue is how to properly award presentence jail-time credit when a defendant has been arrested and incarcerated on unrelated charges and ultimately receives multiple sentences. We approve the decision of the Fourth District, which followed our precedent holding…