Paul Christopher Hildwin, Petitioner(s) v. State of Florida, Respondent(s)

Summary

The Florida Supreme Court held that the petitioner’s all‑writs petition was not procedurally barred and therefore relinquished jurisdiction to the Fifth Judicial Circuit for a sixty‑day evidentiary hearing on the DNA testing issues. The Court ordered the lower court to determine eligibility of the DNA profile for upload and manual searches and to transmit its order back to the Supreme Court. Justice Polston dissented, arguing that the all‑writs provision does not create independent jurisdiction.