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CHALK v. STATE

No. 83-1097.

443 So.2d 421 (1984)

Robert CHALK, Appellant/Patient, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

January 4, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Judge C. Luckey, Jr., Public Defender, and Gary G. Graham, Asst. Public Defender, Tampa, for appellant/patient.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Dean C. Kowalchyk, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.

CAMPBELL, Judge.

Appellant/patient, Robert Chalk, appeals the order involuntarily committing him to a mental institution. At the involuntary placement hearing, one of the psychiatrists who signed the petition for involuntary commitment was the only witness. The state attorney asked appellant's counsel to stipulate as to the psychiatrist's qualifications. Appellant's counsel refused. The court immediately declared that the psychiatrist was an expert witness. No further...

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