Washington v. State

Decided November 17, 1995

District Court of Appeal of Florida · decided 1995-11-17

Key passage — most relied on by later courts

“The Department of Corrections is responsible for computing [an inmate's] credit for time spent in county jail after sentencing, while awaiting transfers to a drug program or a state prison. If the postsentence credit is incorrect, [the inmate] should pursue his administrative remedies, and then seek a writ of mandamus against the department in the circuit court, if dissatisfied with the outcome.”

quoted by 1 later decision, including 729 So. 2d 984 - Hidalgo v. State

Relies on 590 So. 2d 1043 - Reynolds v. State

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Decided 1995-11-17

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Cited by 16 later decisions — most recently February 2013

16 state decisions

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W. SHARP, Judge.

¶1We affirm the trial court’s summary denial of Washington’s Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a) motion to increase county jail credit applied against his five year sentence in Case No. 91-3640. The allegations of his motion are insufficient to show entitlement to additional credit. The Department of Corrections is responsible for computing Washington’s credit for time spent in county jail after sentencing, while awaiting transfers to a drug program or a state prison. See § 921.161(2), Fla.Stat. (1993). If the post-sentence credit is incorrect, Washington should pursue his administrative remedies, and then seek a writ of mandamus against the department in the circuit court, if dissatisfied with the outcome. See Reynolds v. State, 590 So.2d 1043 (Fla. 1st DCA 1991). Our affirmance in this case is without prejudice to pursue such an administrative remedy.

¶2AFFIRMED.

GOSHORN and HARRIS, JJ., concur.