GETHERS v. STATE

No. 4D00-2942.

798 So.2d 829 (2001)

Antonio GETHERS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

October 31, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carey Haughwout, Public Defender, and Margaret Good Earnest, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Maria J. Patullo, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for Appellee.


GROSS, J.

The issue presented by this case is a common one—where a defendant has pending criminal charges in multiple Florida counties, how extensive is the credit to which a defendant is entitled for the time he spends in jail in one county?

In this case involving St. Lucie County charges, we hold that the defendant was entitled to credit for time spent in the St. Lucie County jail, but not for time in other jails and prisons which was attributable...

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