HEDRICK v. FLA. HOSP. MEDICAL CTR.

No. 93-1546.

633 So.2d 1153 (1994)

David W. HEDRICK, Appellant, v. FLORIDA HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

March 18, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Warren W. Lindsey and David A. Henson, of Kirkconnell, Lindsey and Snure, P.A., Winter Park, for appellant.

Launa K. Rutherford and Gregory D. Swartwood, of Taraska, Grower, Unger & Ketcham, P.A., Orlando, for appellee.


GRIFFIN, Judge.

David W. Hedrick ("Hedrick") has appealed the denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus below, challenging the cause and legality of his involuntary commitment for examination under section 394.463, Florida Statutes (1991).

One of the examining psychiatrists, Dr. Kirkland, in his "First Opinion Supporting the Petition" checked the box containing the conclusory statement that:

[Hedrick] is manifestly incapable of surviving alone...

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