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Allen v. State (In re Commitment of Allen)

DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF FLORIDA SECOND DISTRICT
Nov 18, 2020
310 So. 3d 491 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2020)

Opinion

Case No. 2D19-869

11-18-2020

IN RE Commitment of Devin R. ALLEN. Devin R. Allen, Appellant, v. State of Florida, Appellee.

Howard L. Dimmig, II, Public Defender, and Carol J. Y. Wilson, Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant. Ashley Moody, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Cerese Crawford Taylor, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.


Howard L. Dimmig, II, Public Defender, and Carol J. Y. Wilson, Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant.

Ashley Moody, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Cerese Crawford Taylor, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.

KHOUZAM, Chief Judge.

Devin R. Allen appeals the circuit court's order to continue his civil commitment under the Jimmy Ryce Act. The relief he seeks is to be released from commitment. During the pendency of this appeal, however, Allen was released. Because Allen has already obtained the relief that he is seeking, we dismiss this appeal as moot. See Carlin v. State, 939 So. 2d 245, 247 (Fla. 1st DCA 2006) ("An issue is moot when the controversy has been so fully resolved that a judicial determination can have no actual effect." (quoting Godwin v. State, 593 So. 2d 211, 212 (Fla. 1992) ).

Dismissed as moot.

NORTHCUTT and ROTHSTEIN-YOUAKIM, JJ., Concur.


Summaries of

Allen v. State (In re Commitment of Allen)

DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF FLORIDA SECOND DISTRICT
Nov 18, 2020
310 So. 3d 491 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2020)
Case details for

Allen v. State (In re Commitment of Allen)

Case Details

Full title:In re Commitment of Devin R. Allen. DEVIN R. ALLEN, Appellant, v. STATE OF…

Court:DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF FLORIDA SECOND DISTRICT

Date published: Nov 18, 2020

Citations

310 So. 3d 491 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2020)

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