K. W., A CHILD
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA

Fla. 1st DCA | 2018-08-07
No. 17-3662
249 So. 3d 799 Florida District Court of Appeal, First District (2018)

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Holding

A habeas corpus petition is dismissed as moot when the circumstances that prompted the petition no longer exist or the relief sought has become impossible to grant.


Headnotes

[1] A habeas corpus petition becomes moot when the circumstances prompting the petition no longer exist or the petitioner has obtained the relief sought, and such mootness ma…

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Facts & Procedural History

K.W., a minor, filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus against the State of Florida. The opinion does not detail the specific factual circumstances…

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Opinion of the Court

August 7, 2018 PER CURIAM.

The petition for writ of habeas corpus is dismissed as moot.

WETHERELL, RAY, and OSTERHAUS, JJ., concur.

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

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Charlie Cofer, Public Defender, and Elizabeth Hogan Webb, Assistant Public Defender, Jacksonville, for Petitioner.

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Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, and Heather Flanagan Ross, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.


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