Tyler v. State

Full title: VEL TYLER, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District

Date published: Nov 26, 2003

859 So. 2d 628 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2003)

Opinion

Case No. 1D03-1550.

Opinion filed November 26, 2003.

Petition for Writ of Mandamus — Original Jurisdiction.

Vel Tyler, pro se, petitioner.

Charlie Crist, Attorney General, and Bryan Jordan, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for respondent.

PER CURIAM.

Vel Tyler petitions this court for a writ of mandamus, contending that the Circuit Court in and for Alachua County has unreasonably delayed disposition of his motion for postconviction relief. Having now considered the petition and the response filed on behalf of respondent State of Florida, we agree with petitioner. See Bernard v. State, 734 So.2d 606 (Fla. 1st DCA 1999).

The petition for writ of mandamus is granted and the circuit court is directed to act on the motion within 30 days of issuance of mandate in this proceeding by either acting on the motion or by entering an order which sets an evidentiary hearing to be conducted within a reasonable time after entry of the order.

PETITION GRANTED.

ERVIN, BOOTH and KAHN, JJ., concur.

NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE REHEARING MOTION AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED.