D.F. v. State

LaROSE, Chief Judge.

D.F., who is the subject of a Baker Act proceeding, appeals the trial court's order involuntarily committing him to an inpatient treatment facility for three months. See § 394.467, Fla. Stat. (2016). We have jurisdiction. See Fla. R. App. P. 9.030(b)(1)(A). We affirm.

*278I. Procedural and Factual Background

The director of Riverside Behavioral Center in Punta Gorda filed a petition for involuntary inpatient treatment of D.F. A magistrate held an evidentiary hearing on the petition.

D.F.'s psychiatrist, Dr. Hernandez, testified that D.F. suffers from a mood disorder and dementia.…