Case Name: Joseph M. HEWITT, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2009-12-15
Citations: 23 So. 3d 855
Docket Number: No. 1D09-3546
Parties: Joseph M. HEWITT, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.
Judges: HAWKES, C.J., BENTON and THOMAS, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 23
Pages: 855–855

Head Matter:
Joseph M. HEWITT, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.
No. 1D09-3546.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Dec. 15, 2009.
Joseph M. Hewitt, pro se, Petitioner.
Bill McCollum, Attorney General, and Trisha Meggs Pate, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The petition for writ of mandamus is granted. The circuit court is directed to hold an evidentiary hearing, if needed, and rule on the pending motion for postconviction relief within 60 days. Although we grant the petition, we withhold the actual issuance of the writ, trusting that it is unnecessary in light of this ruling.
HAWKES, C.J., BENTON and THOMAS, JJ., concur.