DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAM. v. W.M.J.

No. 5D03-1229.

849 So.2d 1147 (2003)

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Petitioner, v. W.M.J., A Child, Respondent.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

July 18, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph J. McMurphy, Department of Children and Families, Wildwood, for Petitioner.

Brad King, State Attorney, and Linda Johns Herrick, Assistant State Attorney, Ocala, for the State of Florida.

No Appearance for Respondent W.M.J., a Child.


SHARP, W., J.

The petitioner, Department of Children and Families, seeks a writ of certiorari to review the order of the trial court which committed an incompetent juvenile to the Department for competency restoration, in a case in which the juvenile's alleged delinquent act would constitute a misdemeanor if committed by an adult. The trial court's order provides:

The child is committed to the Department of Children and Families for assistance and supervision...

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