JOHNSON v. STATE

No. BA-391.

471 So.2d 660 (1985)

Susan Marie JOHNSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

June 27, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael E. Allen, Public Defender, and P. Douglas Brinkmeyer, Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and John W. Tiedemann, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.


BARFIELD, Judge.

Susan Marie Johnson was sentenced to a mandatory three years in prison for the offense of attempted first degree murder with a firearm. Defense counsel requested the court to grant credit for time served prior to sentence. The trial court declined to grant credit, stating, "You cannot have credit for jailtime on a mandatory sentence." The trial court erred and we reverse. James v. State, 443 So.2d 510 (Fla...

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