THORP v. STATE

No. 1D08-3351.

991 So.2d 1004 (2008)

Susan Kay THORP, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

October 2, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy Daniels, Public Defender, and David P. Gauldin, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Bill McCollum, Attorney General, and Jason Lee White, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.


PER CURIAM.

The appellant challenges an order of involuntary commitment entered pursuant to section 394.467, Florida Statutes (2007). Because the record is devoid of competent substantial evidence that the appellant is incapable of surviving alone or with the help of family and friends, we reverse.

Under section 394.467(1), the state must demonstrate, among other things, either that the patient is incapable of surviving alone or with the help of family, friends...

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