Moot

In Godwin v. State, 593 So.2d 211 (Fla.1992), the Florida Supreme Court stated:


 * An issue is moot when the controversy has been so fully resolved that a judicial determination can have no actual effect. A case is “moot” when it presents no actual controversy or when the issues have ceased to exist. A moot case generally will be dismissed.

See also Nannie Lee's Strawberry Mansion v. City of Melbourne, 877 So.2d 793, 794 (Fla. 5th DCA 2004).

At least three instances have been recognized by Florida courts in which a moot case will not be dismissed:


 * 1) when the issues are of great public importance;
 * 2) when the issues are likely to recur; and
 * 3) when collateral legal consequences flow from the issues to be resolved that may affect the rights of a party.

See Godwin, 593 So.2d at 212 (citing Holly v. Auld, 450 So.2d 217, 218 n. 1 (Fla.1984); Keezel v. State, 358 So.2d 247 (Fla. 4th DCA 1978)); Martina v. State, 602 So.2d 1334 (Fla. 5th DCA 1992); see also Swanson v. Allison, 617 So.2d 1100 (Fla. 5th DCA 1993) and Mazer v. Orange County, 811 So.2d 857, 859 (Fla. 5th DCA 2002).