Case Name: Charles POLK, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1982-08-18
Citations: 418 So. 2d 388
Docket Number: No. AH-478
Parties: Charles POLK, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: BOOTH and WIGGINTON, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 418
Pages: 388–389

Head Matter:
Charles POLK, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. AH-478.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Aug. 18, 1982.
P. Douglas Brinkmeyer, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.
Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., David P. Gauldin, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Opinion:
WENTWORTH, Judge.
After appellant's probation was revoked, he was sentenced to two years' imprisonment. The only error raised in this appeal is the failure of the trial judge to allow 87 days of credit for time already spent in jail as required by § 921.161, Florida Statutes. The state does not contest the fact of the alleged error, only the method by which it is raised.
Although a sentencing error may be remedied by the trial court pursuant to a Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850 motion for post-conviction relief, it may also be raised by way of direct appeal. See Calhoun v. State, 403 So.2d 1082 (Fla. 1st DCA 1981); Gonzalez v. State, 392 So.2d 334 (Fla. 3d DCA 1981). Therefore, the cause is remanded with directions that the trial court give appellant the appropriate jail time credit on his sentence.
BOOTH and WIGGINTON, JJ., concur.