Barroso v. State

William Barroso filed a petition for writ of mandamus due to the delay in receiving a ruling on his rule 3.850 motion to vacate judgment and sentence. The rule 3.850 motion was provided to prison officials for mailing on March 7, 2008. The circuit court did not order the State to file a response until after the rule 3.850 motion had been pending for over a year. The court ordered the State to file a response within sixty days of June 11, 2009, and then on August 17, 2009, granted an extension of one hundred twenty days so the court reporter could complete transcripts requested by the State.

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