GENTZEN v. STATE

No. 96-2189.

689 So.2d 1178 (1997)

Ruth Elizabeth GENTZEN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied April 7, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender; Carol Ann Turner, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General; L. Michael Billmeier and Edward C. Hill, Jr., Assistant Attorneys General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.


WEBSTER, Judge.

Appellant seeks review of a non-final order finding her incompetent, because of mental illness, to proceed in the criminal case filed against her; and committing her, pursuant to section 916.13(1), Florida Statutes (1995), to the custody of the Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services for placement in a mental health facility. She does not challenge the finding of incompetence; rather, she complains only that the trial court should have considered...

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