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Session, v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Jun 17, 2010
37 So. 3d 873 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2010)

Opinion

No. 1D09-1082.

March 25, 2010. Rehearing Denied June 17, 2010.

An appeal from the Circuit Court for Duval County, Mallory D. Cooper, Judge.

Appellant George Allen Session, pro se.

Bill McCollum, Attorney General and Giselle Denise Lylen, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.


This court views the rescission of previously awarded jail credit as an increased penalty and a violation of the defendant's rights under the Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution. See Wheeler v. State, 880 So.2d 1260, 1261 (Fla. 1st DCA 2004) (holding "trial court may not sua sponte rescind jail credit previously awarded at any time even if the initial award was improper," because to do so "is to subject the defendant to double punishment for the same offense"). As the trial court here vacated a legal sentence and reduced appellant's jail credit on resentencing, we REVERSE and REMAND for reinstatement of the original sentence.

KAHN and BENTON, JJ., concur. ROBERTS, J., concurs in result.


Summaries of

Session, v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Jun 17, 2010
37 So. 3d 873 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2010)
Case details for

Session, v. State

Case Details

Full title:George Allen SESSION, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District

Date published: Jun 17, 2010

Citations

37 So. 3d 873 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2010)

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