Coleman v. State

Robert H. Coleman contests the trial court’s denial of his motion for jail credit filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a). The supreme court has recently resolved a conflict among the districts and held that this claim is cognizable in a proceeding to correct an illegal sentence. See State v. Mancino, 714 So.2d 429 (Fla.1998). We reverse.

In its order denying Coleman’s motion, the trial court appended a court progress report which verifies some of the jail credit awarded to Coleman, but does not substantiate, for example, any release date for the time spent in jail…