Bishop v. Dugger

ERVIN, Judge.

Appellant, Robert Bishop, claims on appeal that he is entitled to earn provisional credits pursuant to Section 944.277, Florida Statutes (1989). We agree for the reason stated below that he is entitled to such credits, and reverse.

In 1988, Bishop pled guilty to kidnapping and was sentenced to forty years in prison. In the information filed against him, the kidnapping charge stated in pertinent part that Bishop

did, in violation of Florida Statute 787.01, forcibly, secretly, or by threat confine, abduct, or imprison [name deleted], a child under the age of thirteen (13) years old,…