Legal Opinion

Fletcher v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided February 7, 2008No. 3D08-231PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

973 So.2d 666 (2008)

Omar FLETCHER, Petitioner,

v.

The STATE of Florida, Respondent.

No. 3D08-231.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

February 7, 2008.

Omar Fletcher, in proper person.

Bill McCollum, Attorney General, for respondent.

Before WELLS, ROTHENBERG, and SALTER, JJ.

WELLS, Judge.

The defendant seeks a petition for writ of mandamus, compelling the lower court to hold a hearing and to rule on his postconviction motion filed almost nineteen months ago. We grant the petition and issue the writ. See Johnson v. State, 938 So.2d 639, 640 (Fla. 5th DCA 2006) ("Mandamus lies to compel…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Johnson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006
  2. Hering v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2008

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Hering v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2008
  2. Thompson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2008
  3. Randle v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2008

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