Matthews v. State

Matthews appeals his sentence in case number 90-1156 on the ground that he was denied Tripp1 credit when he was sentenced for violating his probation. Although he has finished serving this sentence, he contends that he is entitled to have the appropriate credit applied to his sentence in case number 94-1592 because, as this sentence was consecutive to the sentence in the 1990 case, the error affected his release date in the 1994 case. We agree and reverse the order denying Mat*239thews’ February 22, 2002, motion to correct an illegal sentence.

In 1990, Matthews pled guilty to (count I) battery on…