GERALD MITCHELL WILLIAMS III
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA

Fla. 1st DCA | 2020-09-21
No. 19-4241
Florida District Court of Appeal, First District (2020)

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Holding

An appeal of a sentencing issue becomes moot upon the defendant's release from prison.


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[1] An appeal of a sentencing issue becomes moot when the defendant has been released from prison before appellate resolution.

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Facts & Procedural History

Williams appealed a sentencing decision in a Jackson County criminal case. By the time the appeal reached the First District Court of Appeal, Williams…

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Opinion of the Court

September 21, 2020 PER CURIAM.

DISMISSED. See Miller v. State, 79 So. 3d 209 (Fla. 1st DCA 2012) (holding that appeal of sentencing issue was moot upon defendant’s release from prison).

BILBREY, WINOKUR, and TANENBAUM, JJ., concur.

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_____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331.


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