· 8/18/1959
State ex rel. Dixon v. Cochran
Citations
- 114 So. 2d 228
How courts have described this case
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- noting that those who have been wrongfully detained for invalid charges may not generally apply that time to unrelated sentences
- stating that “[c]redit is not given … for a commitment by reason of a separate and distinct offense.”
- noting that those who have been wrongfully detained for invalid charges may not generally apply that time to unrelated sentences
- stating, “[a] challenge to a trial court’s failure to award credit for time-served in custody implicates the legality, not the discretionary, aspects of sentencing and is, therefore, appealable as of right.”
- same; crediting a sentence with time attributable to an unrelated charge was generally prohibited
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Judges: Allen, Kanner, Shannon
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