Mattern v. State

Full title: WILLIAM L. MATTERN, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District

Date published: Oct 9, 2002

829 So. 2d 937 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2002)

Opinion

Case No. 4D02-2714

Opinion filed October 9, 2002 Rehearing Denied November 12, 2002.

Appeal of order denying rule 3.800(a) motion from the Circuit Court for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Palm Beach County; Richard L. Oftedal, Judge; L.T. Case No. 76-2153 CFA02.

William L. Mattern, Belle Glade, pro se.

No appearance required for appellee.

PER CURIAM.

Affirmed without prejudice to pursue administrative remedies. See Dep't of Corr. v. Mattress, 686 So.2d 740 (Fla. 5th DCA 1997). Any petition for writ of mandamus directed to the Department of Corrections must be filed in the county where appellant is incarcerated. See Burks v. State, 789 So.2d 430 (Fla. 4th DCA 2001).

KLEIN, SHAHOOD and GROSS, JJ., concur.