Case Name: William Kenneth BRYANT a/k/a William K. Houston, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2001-11-30
Citations: 800 So. 2d 692
Docket Number: No. 5D01-3269
Parties: William Kenneth BRYANT a/k/a William K. Houston, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: PETERSON and PLEUS, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 800
Pages: 692–692

Head Matter:
William Kenneth BRYANT a/k/a William K. Houston, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 5D01-3269.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
Nov. 30, 2001.
William Kenneth Bryant, Chipley, pro se'
No Appearance for Appellee.

Opinion:
GRIFFIN, J.
William Bryant filed a motion under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a) to correct an illegal sentence. The defendant attacks his 1989 conviction for escape, asserting that he was not under state confinement when the escape occurred. The trial court denied the motion. We affirm.
The defendant does not have a claim of an illegal sentence but is, in fact, attacking the underlying conviction, which he calls an "erroneous charge." This issue could or should have been raised on direct appeal or in a Rule 3.850 motion. It is not cognizable in a Rule 3.800(a) motion.
AFFIRMED.
PETERSON and PLEUS, JJ., concur.