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Date: 01-09-2020

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JEFFREY NELSON, vs THE STATE OF FLORIDA

Case Number: 3D19-1558

Judge: Before FERNANDEZ, LOGUE, and MILLER, JJ. PER CURIAM

Court: Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida

Plaintiff's Attorney: Ashley Moody, Attorney General, and Sandra Lipman, Assistant Attorney General

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Appellant, Jeffrey Nelson, a sentenced prisoner, housed in Suwannee County
under the custody of the Florida Department of Corrections, challenges the lower
court’s order denying his motion to correct illegal sentence. In his motion, Nelson
contended the Department improperly calculated his gain time following his
resentencing. Because Nelson did not claim entitlement to immediate release, the
proper vehicle for such a challenge is a writ of mandamus filed in Leon County, where the Department is headquartered. See Bush v. State, 945 So. 2d 1207 (Fla. 2006).

Outcome: Accordingly, we reverse and remand with instructions to the trial court to
transfer the case to Leon County.

Reversed.

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