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Williams v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Mar 5, 2003
840 So. 2d 354 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2003)

Opinion

Case No. 4D02-4475.

Opinion filed March 5, 2003.

Appeal of order denying rule 3.800(a) motion from the Circuit Court for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, Martin County; Robert Makemson, Judge; L.T. Case No. 00-1703 CFC.

Charles Williams, Blountstown, pro se.

No appearance required for appellee.


Affirmed without prejudice to appellant's refiling a motion for postconviction relief showing entitlement to additional jail time credit pursuant to Gethers v. State, 798 So.2d 829, 832 (Fla. 4th DCA 2001) (defendant may be entitled to credit for time spent in another county's jail subject to detainer issued with respect to the instant case if the detainer is the only reason prolonging the defendant's incarceration),approved, 28 Fla. L. Weekly S44 (Fla. Jan. 16, 2003) ("Only if the prisoner is subject to release but is being held because a detainer has been lodged can it be said that the prisoner is in custody pursuant to the detainer.").

KLEIN, SHAHOOD and HAZOURI, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Williams v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Mar 5, 2003
840 So. 2d 354 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2003)
Case details for

Williams v. State

Case Details

Full title:CHARLES WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District

Date published: Mar 5, 2003

Citations

840 So. 2d 354 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2003)