Case Name: William BETHEL, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2003-06-25
Citations: 850 So. 2d 597
Docket Number: No. 4D03-2178
Parties: William BETHEL, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: KLEIN, SHAHOOD and MAY, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 850
Pages: 597–597

Head Matter:
William BETHEL, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 4D03-2178.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
June 25, 2003.
Rehearing Denied Aug. 15, 2003.
William Bethel, Jasper, pro se.
No appearance required for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We affirm the trial court's summary denial of appellant's motion to correct illegal sentence filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a), without prejudice to appellant's right to present his gain-time challenge to the Department of Corrections first. If he is not satisfied after exhaustion of administrative remedies there, he can then file a petition for writ of mandamus with the appropriate circuit court. See Dacosta v. State, 842 So.2d 935 (Fla. 4th DCA 2003).
KLEIN, SHAHOOD and MAY, JJ., concur.
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