McShay v. State

447 So.2d 444 (1984)

Perry McSHAY, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 83-1926.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

March 23, 1984.

Douglas P. Chanco, Office of Patient Legal Services, Chattahoochee, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Gary O. Welch, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.

Appellant seeks review of the trial court's denial of his motion for a hearing regarding his involuntary placement and the denial of his motion for a public defender.

In 1978, appellant was acquitted of aggravated battery by reason of insanity and, as a result, was…