Department of Children & Families v. Carmona

DAVIS, Chief Judge.

The Department of Children and Families seeks to quash by writ of certiorari the trial court’s order adjudicating William Carmona incompetent to proceed to trial on a felony charge and ordering the Department to pay the costs of Mr. Carmo-na’s placement in a healthcare facility. We grant the petition in part and quash the order to the extent that Mr. Carmona was committed to the Department to be treated at the Department’s expense.

William Carmona was charged with felony petit theft. Prior to trial, he was examined by two mental health experts who both opined that he was…