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BLUE v. STATE

No. 1D99-3319.

764 So.2d 697 (2000)

Carolyn BLUE, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

June 12, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis O. Frost, Jr., Public Defender, and Ward L. Metzger, Assistant Public Defender, Jacksonville, Attorneys for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Amelia L. Beisner, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, Attorneys for Appellee.

PER CURIAM.

Appellant appeals an order of involuntary placement entered pursuant to section 394.467, Florida Statutes (1999). We reverse and remand for further proceedings.

In an involuntary commitment proceeding, the State bears the burden of proving by clear and convincing evidence that the statutory criteria authorizing involuntary commitment have been met. In re Beverly, 342 So.2d 481 (Fla.1977); Salter v....

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