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THOMAS v. STATE

No. 4D03-2713.

904 So.2d 502 (2005)

Dorrie M. THOMAS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied July 15, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dorrie M. Thomas, Okeechobee, pro se.

Bradley R. Bischoff, Tallahassee, for appellee Florida Parole Commission.

PER CURIAM.

We affirm the decision of the circuit court to treat the rule 3.800(a) motion as a petition for writ of mandamus. Appellant did not show that he received an illegal sentence and his challenges to the parole statutes are properly reviewed in a mandamus petition.

However, the circuit court erred in requiring appellant to comply with section 57.085, Florida Statutes. Collateral criminal proceedings are exempt from this statute and the general indigency...

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