Case Name: Christine SWIDA, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1991-12-09
Citations: 589 So. 2d 1037
Docket Number: No. 91-1300
Parties: Christine SWIDA, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: JOANOS, C.J., and SHIVERS and ZEHMER, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 589
Pages: 1037–1037

Head Matter:
Christine SWIDA, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 91-1300.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Dec. 9, 1991.
James Miller, Asst. Public Defender, Jacksonville, for appellant.
Kathleen Moore, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
As appellant has been released from her involuntary commitment, we dismiss this appeal as moot pursuant to Godwin v. State, 557 So.2d 955 (Fla. 1st DCA 1990). As in Godwin, we certify the following question to be one of great public importance:
WHEN AN INDIVIDUAL SEEKING REVIEW OF AN ORDER OF INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT HAS BEEN RELEASED FROM THAT COMMITMENT PRIOR TO DISPOSITION OF THE APPEAL ON THE MERITS, WHAT SHOWING MUST SHE MAKE TO AVOID DISMISSAL OF THE APPEAL ON GROUNDS OF MOOTNESS?
JOANOS, C.J., and SHIVERS and ZEHMER, JJ., concur.