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STAFFORD v. STATE

Nos. 78-132/T4-48, 78-929/T4-48A.

380 So.2d 538 (1980)

James STAFFORD and Edward L. Canada, Appellants, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

February 27, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Martin Colin, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant Stafford.

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Paul Herman, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant Canada.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Russell S. Bohn, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.

SHARP, Judge.

This case involves two timely appeals which were consolidated because they address the same issue. The issue presented is whether a defendant should receive credit for time spent while receiving treatment in the mentally disordered sex offender (MDSO) program against his criminal sentence. The appellants were committed to the Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services for participation in the MDSO program. After receiving maximum benefits from...

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