Grantley v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Grantley v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida·Decided August 29, 2018·No. 18-1606·Published

Opinion

Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida

Opinion filed August 29, 2018.

Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.

No. 3D18-1606

Lower Tribunal No. 98-3144B & 98-5013

Derrick Tyrone Grantley,

Petitioner,

vs.

The State of Florida,

Respondent.

A Case of Original Jurisdiction – Mandamus. Derrick Tyrone Grantley, in proper person. Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, for respondent.

Before SUAREZ, SALTER, and SCALES, JJ. SUAREZ, J. We grant Derrick Tyrone Grantley’s petition for writ of mandamus to compel the trial court to issue a written order on defendant's motion to dismiss appointed counsel filed May 9, 2018 in case numbers F98-3144B and F98-5013.

As we are hopeful that the lower court will comply forthwith with the issuance of the requested order, we withhold issuance of the formal writ for thirty (30) days.

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