Case Name: Mario Humberto SUAREZ, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1996-12-26
Citations: 684 So. 2d 342
Docket Number: No. 96-1448
Parties: Mario Humberto SUAREZ, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: Before COPE, GERSTEN and SHEVIN, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 684
Pages: 342–343

Head Matter:
Mario Humberto SUAREZ, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 96-1448.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Dec. 26, 1996.
Mario Humberto Suarez, in pro. per.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Cynthia A. Greenfield, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.
Before COPE, GERSTEN and SHEVIN, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Mario Humberto Suarez appeals an order denying his motion for postconviction relief under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850.
Defendant Suarez pled guilty to sexual batteries which defendant had committed on January 21, 1992. By Rule 3.850 motion he sought to withdraw his guilty plea because on April 21, 1996 (after the date of defendant's crimes), the Department of Corrections amended Florida Administrative Rule 33-11.0065 so as to remove defendant's eligibility for incentive gain time.
During the pendency of this appeal, the Florida Supreme Court declared amended Rule 33-11.0065 invalid for offenses committed before its effective date of April 21,1996. Gwong v. Singletary, 683 So.2d 109 (Fla.1996). Since the rule no longer applies to defendant Suarez, we dismiss this appeal as moot. Defendant may seek a recalculation of his gain time through the Department of Corrections' internal administrative procedures.
Appeal dismissed.