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GARDNER v. STATE

No. MM-220.

368 So.2d 674 (1979)

James GARDNER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

March 22, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Gardner, in pro. per.

No appearance for appellee.

PER CURIAM.

Appellant, a patient at Florida State Hospital, filed a Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus to the Circuit Court for Gadsden County. The trial judge denied the petition on the ground that since the petitioner was committed by the Circuit Court of Leon County, jurisdiction did not lie in Gadsden County in the habeas action. We reverse.

Section 394.459(10), Florida Statutes (1977), provides that a patient may file a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus...

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