Dines v. State of Florida
CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
Date FiledOctober 7, 2026
Docket1D2026-1084
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
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No. 1D2026-1084
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WAYNE DINES,
Petitioner,
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA,
Respondent.
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Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus—Original Proceedings.
October 7, 2026
PER CURIAM.
DENIED as moot. See Powell v. McCormack, 395 U.S. 486, 496
(1969) (explaining that “a case is moot when the issues presented
are no longer ‘live’ or the parties lack a legally cognizable interest
in the outcome”).
ROBERTS, RAY, and LONG, 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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Josef Mitkevicius of Mitkevicius Law, PLLC, Pensacola, for
Petitioner.
James Uthmeier, Attorney General, and Trisha Meggs Pate,
Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.
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