WILLIAMS v. STATE

No. 96-3469.

692 So.2d 257 (1997)

Clarence WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

April 23, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender; David P. Gauldin, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General; Charlie McCoy, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Clarence Williams appeals an order involuntarily committing him under section 394.467, Florida Statutes (1995). Williams argues, among other things, that the trial court erred in holding the commitment hearing outside of his presence and without establishing that he had waived his right to be personally present. We recently held in Joehnk v. State, 689 So.2d 1179 (Fla. 1st DCA 1997), that in a Baker Act commitment...

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