COOPER v. STATE

No. 97-4743.

715 So.2d 330 (1998)

Arthur J. COOPER, Jr., Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

July 29, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur J. Cooper, Jr., Appellant, pro se.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Appellant seeks review of the trial court's order denying what is titled a motion to correct an illegal sentence pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a). Although titled a motion to correct an illegal sentence, it appears that the motion is actually in the nature of a petition for a writ of mandamus, seeking to compel the Department of Corrections to credit him with prison time previously awarded by the trial court. Because the motion does...

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