IN RE BEVERLY

No. 47747.

342 So.2d 481 (1977)

In re Preer BEVERLY.

Supreme Court of Florida.

January 27, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phillip A. Hubbart, Public Defender, and Paul Morris, Asst. Public Defender, for Preer Beverly.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and Margarita Esquiroz, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the State of Florida.


ADKINS, Justice.

This is a direct appeal from the Circuit Court of Dade County which held that Section 394.467, Florida Statutes (1973), was constitutional. We have jurisdiction. Article V, Section 3(b)(1), Florida Constitution.

The pertinent portions of the statute under attack read as follows:

"394.467 Involuntary hospitalization (1) Criteria. — A person may be involuntarily hospitalized if he is mentally ill and because...

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