Legal Opinion
Doe v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided September 28, 2016No. 2D16-1328, 2D16-1399, 2D16-1402, 2D16-1403, 2D16-1408, 2D16-1410, 2D16-1434, 2D16-1560, 2D16-1561, 2D16-1562, 2D16-1563, 2D16-1564, 2D16-1565, 2D16-1566, 2D16-1567PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLACK, Judge.
In these fifteen petitions for extraordinary writs, one “John Doe” and fourteen patients ask this court to direct the judicial officers assigned to preside over Baker Act hearings in Lee County to appear for those hearings at the receiving facilities where the patients are held rather than via videoconference from the courthouse.1 We deny the petitions but certify a question of great public importance to the Florida Supreme Court.
The Baker Act, §§ 394.451-.47891, Fla. Stat. (2015), also known as the Florida Mental Health Act, establishes a process *156by which individuals believed to…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- English v. McCrarySupreme Court of Florida · 1977
- Nader v. Florida Department of Highway Safety & Motor VehiclesSupreme Court of Florida · 2012
- State Ex Rel. Nuveen v. GreerSupreme Court of Florida · 1924
- Florida League of Cities v. SmithSupreme Court of Florida · 1992
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3Cited by3 opinions
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