In Re Involuntary Placement of Delgado

In this appeal from an order of commitment pursuant to chapter 397.675, Florida Statutes (2009), the recording of the commitment proceedings has been lost through no fault of any party, and both the State and the appellant have agreed that the hearing cannot be reconstructed. In a situation such as this, when an adequate record is unavailable and cannot be recreated, the appropriate remedy is to afford the appellant a new trial. See Delap v. State, 350 So.2d 462, 463 (Fla.1977); L.I.B. v. State, 811 So.2d 748, 748 (Fla. 2d DCA 2002); M.R.G. v. State, 576 So.2d 1378, 1378 (Fla. 2d DCA 1991).

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