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L.A. v. STATE

No. 88-1047.

530 So.2d 489 (1988)

In the Interest of L.A., a Child, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

September 1, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis O. Frost, Jr., Public Defender, and James T. Miller, Asst. Public Defender, Jacksonville, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Desmond V. Tobias, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.

BARFIELD, Judge.

We reverse the involuntary placement of appellant in the Northeast Florida State Hospital, because the criteria of section 394.467(1)(a)2.a. and 394.467(1)(b), Florida Statutes (1987), were not met. The mere need for treatment alone is insufficient to commit an individual, Neff v. State, 356 So.2d 901 (Fla. 1st DCA 1978). Even though the other criteria might be met, a non-dangerous individual, capable of...

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