Furqan v. State

CASANUEVA, Judge.

Yusef Furqan petitions this court for a writ of certiorari, claiming that the circuit court departed from the essential requirements of the law in denying him the appointment of independent evaluators to opine whether he continued to meet the criteria for involuntary commitment. The State has conceded that the circuit court erred in denying Mr. Furqan’s request, and we grant the petition.1

*637I. Background

In 2008, stemming from a charge of battery upon an emergency medical care provider, Yusef Furqan stipulated to an adjudication of not guilty by reason of insanity and was…