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LYON v. STATE

No. 98-3287

724 So.2d 1241 (1999)

Mabel LYON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

January 27, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender; P. Douglas Brinkmeyer, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

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

PER CURIAM.

Mabel Lyon appeals the order involuntarily committing her to the Northeast Florida State Hospital for an initial period of six months. Because the state failed to show by clear and convincing evidence that she met all of the requirements for involuntary commitment, we reverse.

The Reverend Stanley A. Lyon, appellant's husband of forty-nine years, filed a petition for involuntary examination on an ex parte order, which led to her initial detention...

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