L.G. v. State

*419L.G. petitions for a writ of habeas corpus for his release from his involuntary confinement at the Halifax Health Medical Center (Medical Center) in Daytona Beach, Florida. In May 2018, pursuant to the Baker Act,1 L.G. was admitted to the Medical Center for involuntary examination. On May 24, 2018, the trial court held a Baker Act hearing. After hearing the treating physician's testimony that L.G. would benefit from ongoing care, the trial court ordered L.G. to remain in the Medical Center for four weeks under a continuance, over L.G.'s objection.

L.G. asserts that he is entitled to immediate…