DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES v. HARRISON

No. 4D03-168.

848 So.2d 460 (2003)

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES, Petitioner, v. Asmar HARRISON, Respondent.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

July 2, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deborah Guller, John J. Copelan, Jr. and Douglas Greenbaum, Ft. Lauderdale, for petitioner.

Alan H. Schreiber, Public Defender, and Diane M. Cuddihy, Assistant Public Defender, Ft. Lauderdale, for respondent.


WARNER, J.

The Department of Children and Family Services petitions this court to quash the trial court's order finding respondent incompetent to stand trial in a criminal case and ordering him to receive treatment at specific facilities. The Department argues that the trial court departed from the essential requirements of law by failing to comply with section 916.301, Florida Statutes (2002), regarding the appointment of the experts for the respondent's incompetency...

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