ROBERSON
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA

Fla. 1st DCA | 2025-02-19
No. 1D2024-2836
2025 FL 1394 Florida District Court of Appeal, First District (2025)

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Synopsis

The First District Court of Appeal dismissed a petition for a writ of mandamus as moot because the trial court had already ruled on the petitioner's motion for postconviction relief and allowed an amended motion. This rendered the original petition unnecessary.


Holding

Yes, the petition for a writ of mandamus is moot because the trial court has taken action on the petitioner's motion for postconviction relief.


Headnotes

[1] A petition for writ of mandamus becomes moot when the trial court has already ruled on the motion that is the subject of the petition and has permitted the filing of an a…

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Key Quotes

“Because the trial court has ruled on Petitioner's motion for postconviction relief and permitted Petitioner to file an amended motion, the Court dismisses the petition for writ of mandamus as moot.”

This quote states the court's direct reason for dismissing the petition.

Facts & Procedural History

Walter Jim Roberson Jr. filed a petition for a writ of mandamus, seeking to compel the trial court to rule on his motion for postconviction relief. Wh…

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Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

Because the trial court has ruled on Petitioner's motion for postconviction relief and permitted Petitioner to file an amended motion, the Court dismisses the petition for writ of mandamus as moot. See Granville v. State, 382 So. 3d 792 (Fla. 1st DCA 2024).

B.L. THOMAS, RAY, and KELSEY, JJ., concur.


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