JACKSON v. STATE

No. 4D11-2300.

96 So.3d 980 (2012)

Calvin JACKSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied October 8, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Calvin Jackson, Indiantown, pro se.

No appearance required for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Calvin Jackson appeals the denial of his Rule 3.800(a) motion to correct illegal sentence in two cases. We affirm because the claim is not cognizable in a Rule 3.800(a) motion and is without merit.

Jackson is serving life sentences in these cases as a habitual felony offender. He contends that his life sentences are illegal because the lack of a term of years prevents the Department of Corrections from establishing a "tentative release date" for...

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