Polk v. State

Aug 18, 1982
AH-478
Reporters:
Before:
Wentworth, Booth, Wigginton

WENTWORTH, Judge.

After appellant‘s probation was revoked, he was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment. ‍‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‍The only error raised in this appeal is the failure of the trial judge to allow 87 days of credit for time already spent in jail as required by § 921.161, Florida Statutes. The state does not ‍‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‍contest the fact of the alleged error, only the method by which it is raised.

Although a sentencing error may be remedied by the trial court pursuant to a Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850 motion for post-conviction ‍‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‍relief, it may also be raised by way of direct appeal. See Calhoun v. State, 403 So.2d 1082 (Fla. 1st DCA 1981); Gonzalez v. State, 392 So.2d 334 (Fla. 3d DCA 1981). Therefore, the cause is remanded with directions ‍‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‍that the trial court give appellant the appropriate jail time credit on his sentence.

BOOTH and WIGGINTON, JJ., concur.