JAMES RONALD SWINNEY, APPELLANT,
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Fla. 2d DCA | 2000-03-24
No. 2D99-4808
CAMPBELL, AC.J., and FULMER and STRINGER, JJ., Concur.
757 So. 2d 1218 Florida District Court of Appeal, Second District (2000) Positive Treatment
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Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM.

PER CURIAM.

James Ronald Swinney appeals the dismissal of his motion to correct sentence filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a). We affirm. Any complaint Swinney may have about how the Department of Corrections interprets his sentences must be addressed through administrative proceedings and, if necessary, by petition for writ of mandamus filed in the circuit court in the county in which he is incarcerated. See Newsome v. Singletary, 637 So. 2d 9 (Fla. 2d DCA 1994); Killings v. State, 567 So. 2d 60 (Fla. 4th DCA1990).

Affirmed.

CAMPBELL, AC.J., and FULMER and STRINGER, JJ., Concur.


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