Case Name: Jim Dean SECHRIST, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2004-05-28
Citations: 873 So. 2d 1255
Docket Number: No. 5D04-1074
Parties: Jim Dean SECHRIST, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.
Judges: SHARP, W., PETERSON and ORFINGER, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 873
Pages: 1255–1255

Head Matter:
Jim Dean SECHRIST, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.
No. 5D04-1074.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
May 28, 2004.
Jim Dean Sechrist, Gainesville, pro se.,
No Appearance for Respondent.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Sechrist petitions this court for a belated appeal, seeking habeas corpus relief on the grounds that the trial court failed to give him proper credit on his sentence, and that his sentence is excéssive. However, the remedy of habeas corpus is not a proper remedy because Sechrist does not, claim he is entitled to immediate release and there are other adequate post-conviction remedies. See Fla. R.Crim. P. 3.850(h).
Accordingly, we dismiss this petition without prejudice to Sechrist to seek relief pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850 or 3.800(a), if appropriate.
DISMISSED.
SHARP, W., PETERSON and ORFINGER, JJ., concur.