*1 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA BRAD A. BATES, NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO

FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND Petitioner, DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED v. CASE NO. 1D16-4289 STATE OF FLORIDA,

Respondent.

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Opinion filed November 3, 2016.

Petition for Writ of Mandamus -- Original Jurisdiction.

Brad A. Bates, pro se, Petitioner.

Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM.

The petition for writ of mandamus is denied on the merits.

ROWE, MAKAR, and KELSEY, JJ., CONCUR.