Legal Opinion

Tomlinson v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided October 16, 1985No. 85-1703PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HALL, Judge.

Appellant, John W. Tomlinson, appeals the denial of his motion for postconviction relief filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. We reverse.

Appellant's sole allegation is that the trial court failed to give him the correct credit for time served. Appellant alleges that he served two, one-year sentences in the county jail, but he only received credit for four hundred and eighty-six days. Appellant’s allegations, if true, would entitle him to relief under his Rule 3.850 motion.

Appellant is entitled to credit for jail time served from the date of his arrest until…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Zulla v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Thomas v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2004
  2. Chapple v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985

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