Alverez v. State

We have this consolidated case after quashal and remand1 from the Florida Supreme Court for us to reconsider in light of the high court’s decision in Kephart v. Hadi, 932 So.2d 1086 (Fla.2006). The parties have filed, at our request, supplemental memoranda addressing the effect of the decision on the twelve petitions included in the remanded consolidated case.

Appellate Public Defender, John Selden, has provided us with a well-written, thorough and thoughtful response. In it, he informs the court that due to the passage of time, several petitions have become moot. Moreover, under the high…