Case Name: Paul G. MEAD, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2001-07-11
Citations: 790 So. 2d 524
Docket Number: No. 4D00-4393
Parties: Paul G. MEAD, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.
Judges: POLEN, C.J., KLEIN and HAZOURI, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 790
Pages: 524–524

Head Matter:
Paul G. MEAD, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.
No. 4D00-4393.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
July 11, 2001.
Paul G. Mead, Punta Gorda, pro se.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Daniel P. Hyndman, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for respondent.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
By petition for writ of mandamus, Paul Mead seeks to compel the trial court to rule on a pending postconviction motion through which he seeks resentencing. His petition attached a copy of the response that the state filed in the trial court on January 12, 1998, in which the state conceded that he was entitled to resentencing. Mead reports that no further action has been taken on his motion.
We grant the petition for writ of mandamus. Mead is entitled to an immediate ruling on his pending motion. If the trial court agrees with the state that resentenc-ing is required, a new sentencing hearing should be held without further delay. We withhold issuance of the writ, being confident that the trial court will rule forthwith on the pending motion and will take such further action as is required in a timely manner.
POLEN, C.J., KLEIN and HAZOURI, JJ., concur.