Legal Opinion

Hockensmith v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided April 13, 1988No. 87-2284PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

DANAHY, Chief Judge.

In 1984 the Pinellas County Circuit Court adjudicated the appellant not guilty by reason of insanity of charges of attempted burglary. The appellant was involuntarily hospitalized in the Florida State Hospital at Chattahoochee pursuant to court order. In the mandated review procedures of section 916.15, Florida Statutes (1985),1 and Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.218,2 the hospital filed a report in which the appellant’s treatment team agreed that the appellant *463continued to meet the criteria for involuntary commitment. The appellant challenged this report and…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Amazon v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1986
  2. Peede v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1985
  3. Johnson v. FederSupreme Court of Florida · 1986
  4. Brooks v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Joehnk v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997

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