Legal Opinion

Westlake v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided November 10, 1983No. 83-266PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

440 So.2d 74 (1983)

Howard WESTLAKE, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 83-266.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

November 10, 1983.

Joseph W. DuRocher, Public Defender, and Roger L. Weeden, Asst. Public Defender, Orlando, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Kelly Overstreet Johnson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.

COBB, Judge.

This is an appeal by Howard Westlake from an involuntary commitment proceeding under section 394.467, Florida Statutes (Supp. 1982). The appealed order for involuntary placement is dated February 16, 1983, and shows…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. In Re John Ballay, A/K/A Figeret Hoxha, PatientCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
  2. In Re BeverlySupreme Court of Florida · 1977
  3. State v. KinnerSupreme Court of Florida · 1981

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. In the Matter of B.B., Alleged to Be Seriously Mentally Impaired, B.B.Supreme Court of Iowa · 2013
  2. Everett v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988
  3. Godwin v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990
  4. Madden v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984
  5. In the Matter of B.B., Alleged to Be Seriously Mentally Impaired, B.B.Supreme Court of Iowa · 2013

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