Legal Opinion

Morrow v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided December 18, 2014No. 1D13-1593Published

1Opinion of the CourtVan Nortwick, J.

Marcus Lamar Morrow seeks review of - the trial court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Because the undis-. puted expert medical opinion in the record precludes Morrow’s involuntary commitment and because Morrow’s continued commitment was ordered without the benefit of an outpatient treatment plan, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.

We present the facts as asserted in Morrow’s habeas petition filed below. Morrow was arrested and booked into custody for failing to comply with sexual offender registration requirements. Morrow was deemed mentally incompetent to…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Hill v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1978
  2. Tavares v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2004
  3. Boclair v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988
  4. Thurston v. NavarroDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1989
  5. Edge v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2005

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