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Jones v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
May 21, 1999
735 So. 2d 541 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1999)

Opinion

No. 99-00299

Opinion filed May 21, 1999.

Appeal pursuant to Fla. R. App. P. 9.140(i) from the Circuit Court for Pinellas County; W. Douglas Baird, Judge.


Alger Jones appeals the summary denial of this motion to correct an illegal sentence filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a). We affirm but write to address Jones' claim that he has not been awarded all of the jail time credit to which he is entitled. Jones' motion is facially insufficient under State v. Mancino, 714 So.2d 429 (Fla. 1998) (holding that credit time issues are cognizable in a rule 3.800 motion when it is affirmatively alleged that the court records demonstrate on their face an entitlement to relief); andBaker v. State, 714 So.2d 1167 (Fla. 1st DCA 1998) (holding that the allegations required by Mancino would have to address at a minimum how and where the record demonstrated an entitlement to relief). We, therefore, affirm its denial, although we disagree with the grounds on which the trial court denied Jones' motion. We note that the record attachments do not refute Jones' claim nor is his claim barred by his previous rule 3.850 motion, as that motion raised a different legal issue regarding credit time. This affirmance is without prejudice to Jones filing a motion under rule 3.800 which meets the pleading requirements of Mancino andBaker if he is able to do so.

Affirmed.

THREADGILL, A.C.J., and WHATLEY and CASANUEVA, JJ., Concur.


Summaries of

Jones v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
May 21, 1999
735 So. 2d 541 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1999)
Case details for

Jones v. State

Case Details

Full title:ALGER JONES, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District

Date published: May 21, 1999

Citations

735 So. 2d 541 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1999)

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