Wade v. Northeast Florida State Hospital

ALLEN, Judge.

The appellant challenges a Baker Act order of continued involuntary placement for treatment pursuant to section 394.467, Florida Statutes. The order refers to the appellant’s potential for aggression, and the possibility of substantial harm to his well-being. However, these conclusory recitations are not fully substantiated by the facts in evidence. The testifying doctor indicated that the appellant had been hostile, threatening, and verbally demanding, but the doctor did not offer any significant details in this regard. The doctor also asserted that the appellant had made…