{"id":506,"date":"2018-11-05T12:06:13","date_gmt":"2018-11-05T17:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clearwatercriminallawyer.net\/?p=506"},"modified":"2026-01-31T12:53:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T17:53:00","slug":"florida-felon-resentenced-after-error","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.criminalattorneyclearwater.net\/blog\/florida-felon-resentenced-after-error\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Felon Resentenced After Error"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Florida has specific sentencing laws that govern the sentence for those convicted of crimes. There are a number of different ways that sentencing laws come into play, including mandatory minimums and increasing penalties for subsequent crimes of the same nature (think of DUI, for example). Your skilled Clearwater criminal defense attorney can help you to minimize the amount of time you need to serve by taking advantage of statutory opportunities to reduce the sentence.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Consecutive vs. Concurrent<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Another example of a way that sentencing laws can affect the amount of time actually served is whether a sentence is served consecutively or concurrently. Let\u2019s say someone is convicted of two crimes arising out of the same incident, with minimum penalties of five years each. The judge can order the defendant to serve the sentences consecutively, which would lead to a total of ten years in prison, because the sentences are served one after the other. However, in many circumstances, the judge can order the sentences to be served concurrently. Concurrent sentences mean that the sentences for all the crimes are served at the same time. So in this example it would be a total of five years, because both charges\u2019 sentences would be served concurrently.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.criminalattorneyclearwater.net\/blog\/florida-felon-resentenced-after-error\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Florida Felon Resentenced After Error\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida has specific sentencing laws that govern the sentence for those convicted of crimes. There are a number of different ways that sentencing laws come into play, including mandatory minimums and increasing penalties for subsequent crimes of the same nature (think of DUI, for example). 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