Legal Opinion
Department of Children & Family Services v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided November 1, 2013No. 2D13-2818PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VILLANTI, Judge.
The Department of Children & Family Services seeks a writ of certiorari to quash the trial court’s order that involuntarily committed criminal defendant Michael Barnett to the Department’s care and custody after he was found incompetent to proceed on criminal charges. Both the Attorney General’s Office and Barnett agree that the trial court departed from the essential requirements of the law in committing Barnett to the Department because his involuntary pretrial commitment is not authorized under the provisions of section 916.13, Florida Statutes (2012). Therefore, we grant…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Florida Dept. of State v. MartinSupreme Court of Florida · 2005
- Mosher v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2004
- Oren v. JuddDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006
- Department of Children & Family Services v. AmayaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2009
- OFFICE OF STATE ATTORNEY v. PolitesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2005
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- STATE OF FLORIDA v. WILLIAM CHARLES SPUHLERDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2018
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