Eddie James v. State of Florida

Opinion

Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida

Opinion filed January 28, 2026.

Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.

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No. 3D25-1688

Lower Tribunal Nos. F12-31179, F12-31448

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Eddie James,

Appellant,

vs.

State of Florida,

Appellee.

An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Cristina Miranda, Judge.

Eddie James, in proper person.

James Uthmeier, Attorney General, for appellee.

Before FERNANDEZ, GORDO, and GOODEN, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

Affirmed. See § 921.0017, Fla. Stat. (2013) (“Effective for offenses committed on or after January 1, 1994, if an offender’s probation or

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community control is revoked and the offender is serving a split sentence pursuant to s. 948.012, upon recommitment to the Department of Corrections, the court shall order credit for time served in state prison or county jail only, without considering any type of gain-time earned before release to supervision, or any type of sentence reduction granted to avoid prison overcrowding, including, but not limited to, any sentence reduction resulting from administrative gain-time, provisional credits, or control release.”) (emphasis added).