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SINGLETARY v. STATE

No. 1D99-3092.

765 So.2d 180 (2000)

Barbara SINGLETARY, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied August 2, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

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

PER CURIAM.

Barbara Singletary appeals her involuntary placement in the Northeast Florida State Hospital. She contends that the state failed to present clear and convincing evidence that she met the criteria for involuntary placement. We agree and reverse.

The state has the burden to establish the criteria for involuntary placement set out in section 394.467, Florida Statutes (1999), by clear and convincing evidence. See In re Beverly,

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