Case Name: Arthur J. COOPER, Jr., Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1998-07-29
Citations: 715 So. 2d 330
Docket Number: No. 97-4743
Parties: Arthur J. COOPER, Jr., Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: WEBSTER and LAWRENCE, JJ„ and SHIVERS, DOUGLASS B„ Senior Judge, concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 715
Pages: 330–330

Head Matter:
Arthur J. COOPER, Jr., Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 97-4743.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
July 29, 1998.
Arthur J. Cooper, Jr., Appellant, pro se.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM
Appellant seeks review of the trial court's order denying what is titled a motion to correct an illegal sentence pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a). Although titled a motion to correct an illegal sentence, it appears that the motion is actually in the nature of a petition for a writ of mandamus, seeking to compel the Department of Corrections to credit him with prison time previously awarded by the trial court. Because the motion does not name the proper respondent or allege that appellant has exhausted his available administrative remedies, we affirm.
WEBSTER and LAWRENCE, JJ" and SHIVERS, DOUGLASS B" Senior Judge, concur.