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ALLEN v. STATE

No. 2D03-1621.

873 So.2d 576 (2004)

Stephen ALLEN, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida; The Florida Civil Commitment Center; Robert Broidy, Director, Florida Civil Commitment Center; Department of Children and Family Services; and Jerry Regier, Secretary, Department of Children and Family Services, Respondents.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

May 26, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julianne M. Holt, Public Defender, and Jeanine Cohen, Assistant Public Defender, Tampa, for Petitioner.

Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Janet A. McDonald, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Respondents.

CASANUEVA, Judge.

Stephen Allen seeks a writ of habeas corpus ordering his immediate release from his involuntary civil commitment pursuant to chapter 394, Florida Statutes (1999). Alternatively, he seeks a writ of mandamus to order the trial court to appoint him counsel. We deny the petition for a writ of habeas corpus but grant the petition for a writ of mandamus.

Procedural History

As a result of a jury verdict determining that he is a...

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