Legal Opinion

Benson v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided February 3, 1993No. 92-0252PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOY, JOHN J., Associate Judge.

Robert Benson appeals the Broward trial court’s denial of jail credit for time served. Appellant entered into a plea agreement on charges made in Broward County. That agreement provided that the Broward sentence was to run concurrent with a sentence on Dade County charges as well as a sentence on federal charges. The trial judge in Broward refused to give Benson jail credit for time served on the Dade County charges. Appellant asserts that he is entitled to an extra 195 days credit on his concurrent sentences.

We agree and reverse and remand on the authority of…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Pearson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1989

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Gillen v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997
  2. Wright v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998

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