Department of Children & Families v. Bronson

The Department of Children and Families (DCF) seeks certiorari review of an order involuntarily committing Steven Bronson, a criminal defendant, to the custody of DCF pursuant to section 394.467, Florida Statutes (2011). Because the trial court failed to comply with the procedural requirements set forth in that statute, we grant the petition.

*200On December 29, 2010, Bronson was arrested for, and charged with, the 1979 murder of Norma Page. After being appointed to represent Bronson, the Public Defender’s Office retained Drs. Frumkin and Danziger to evaluate Bronson’s psychiatric functioning for…