From Casetext: Smarter Legal Research

Branton v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Feb 23, 2001
787 So. 2d 59 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001)

Opinion

No. 2D01-58.

Opinion filed February 23, 2001.

Appeal pursuant to Fla. R. App. P. 9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court for Hillsborough County; Donald C. Evans, Judge.


Clinton W. Branton appeals orders summarily denying his motions that requested jail credit for time spent in a DACCO drug rehabilitation program. His motions were procedurally deficient. The trial court, however, denied the motions with orders that appear to reach the merits of the issue without attaching any supporting portions from the record.

We affirm without prejudice to Mr. Branton's right to file a timely and proper motion for postconviction relief pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850, which shall not be deemed successive. If Mr. Branton files a timely and proper motion under rule 3.850 "he must demonstrate that the time he spent at DACCO was the functional equivalent of being in jail and overcome the hurdles posed by the supreme court's holding in Tal-Mason v. State, 515 So.2d 738 (Fla. 1987)." See Hill v. State, 754 So.2d 788, 789 (Fla. 2d DCA 2000).

ALTENBERND, A.C.J., and NORTHCUTT and CASANUEVA, JJ., Concur.


Summaries of

Branton v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Feb 23, 2001
787 So. 2d 59 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001)
Case details for

Branton v. State

Case Details

Full title:CLINTON W. BRANTON, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District

Date published: Feb 23, 2001

Citations

787 So. 2d 59 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001)

Citing Cases

Vindigni v. State

Affirmed without prejudice to appellant's right to file a timely and proper motion for postconviction relief…

Toney v. State

We affirm and, in so doing, recede from Hill v. State, 754 So.2d 788 (Fla. 2d DCA 2000), Hall v. State, 784…