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Madden v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Mar 14, 1995
651 So. 2d 249 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1995)

Opinion

No. 94-2238.

March 14, 1995.

An appeal from the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County; Kenneth B. Bell, Judge.

Appellant pro se.

No appearance for appellee.


Appellant, an inmate in the state correctional system, seeks review of an order denying a motion filed pursuant to rule 3.800(a), Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure. In that motion, appellant alleged that his sentence was illegal because, upon his return to prison for violation of probation, the Department of Corrections had awarded him less credit for time previously served than he was entitled to by law. He did not allege that the supposed failure to award the credit to which he was legally entitled was attributable to any error in the wording of his sentence.

Because the issue raised by appellant is not cognizable pursuant to rule 3.800(a), we affirm. However, we do so without prejudice to appellant's right to seek relief in an appropriate administrative proceeding. See Bowles v. State, 647 So.2d 1056 (Fla. 5th DCA 1994).

AFFIRMED.

WEBSTER, MICKLE and BENTON, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Madden v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Mar 14, 1995
651 So. 2d 249 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1995)
Case details for

Madden v. State

Case Details

Full title:THOMAS C. MADDEN, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District

Date published: Mar 14, 1995

Citations

651 So. 2d 249 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1995)

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